My presence] lit. 'my face.' The expression is equivalent to 'myself in person': cp. e.g. 2 Samuel 17:11, where the words are literally 'and that thy face go into battle.' The 'angel of God's presence' (cp. Isaiah 63:9) is not the angel that stands in the presence of God but in whom the personal presence of God is manifested: see on Exodus 3:2. Will give thee rest] i.e. a peaceful settlement in Canaan: cp. Deuteronomy 3:20; Joshua 21:44; Joshua 23:1.

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