וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֗ן רֹאֶ֤ה אָנֹכִי֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י אֲבִיכֶ֔ן כִּֽי־אֵינֶ֥נּוּ אֵלַ֖י כִּתְמֹ֣ל שִׁלְשֹׁ֑ם וֵֽאלֹהֵ֣י אָבִ֔י הָיָ֖ה עִמָּדִֽי׃
и сказал им: 'Я вижу твоего отца'с тем, что это не ко мне, как раньше; но Бог моего отца был со мной.
That the Worse is wont to Attack the Better
[4] making it clear that the plain is a figure for contentiousness. And what is his motive for calling them? “I see your father’s face,” he said, “that it is not toward me as it used to be: but the God of my father has been with me” (Gen. 31:5).