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אִם כֹּה יֹאמַר טוֹב. שֶׁלֹּא יֶחֱרֶה לוֹ: If he says thus, 'Good'. I.e., he is not angry.5It is a sign that he harbors no evil.
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שָׁלוֹם לְעַבְדֶּךָ. אֵין בְּלִבּוֹ לְהָרְגֵנִי: It is well for your servant. He has no intention to kill me.
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וְאִם חָרֹה יֶחֱרֶה. זֶהוּ שֶׁאֱהֵא לוֹ מָצוּי לְהָרְגֵנִי: But if he gets very angry. This is because he wants me to be accessible so that he can kill me.
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כָלְתָה הָרָעָה מֵעִמּוֹ. סוֹף דָּבָר מַחֲשָׁבָה רָעָה לוֹ עָלַי: He has decided upon evil. The conclusion is, that he has an evil thought concerning me.