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The words enclosed in brackets represent additions that are traditionally included in our translation but are absent from the Hebrew texts we possess; they appear only in the Greek version by the seventy scholars. The insertion at the start of verse 22 repeats the themes of verses 5 and 6 from Exodus 19. However, this repetition lacks solid grounding, as it is not present in any known translations and is absent from the Vulgate. Each verse consistently begins with the phrase, "If thou hearest his voice," which pertains to the angel referenced in verses 20 and 21.
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The passage literally states, "I will be an adversary to your adversaries and will bring distress upon those who distress you." This is reflected in the margin of the English Bible, Sylvester de Sacy's version of the Vulgate, and is supported by the Hebrew texts of Osterwald, among others. O. Gerlach interprets this as "I will be an oppressor of those who oppress you."