may be rendered, "when God shall be with me" (t); or as a supposition, expressive of an inference or conclusion drawn, "seeing God will be with me" (u); which he had the utmost reason to believe he would, since he had not only promised it, but had so lately granted him his presence in a very singular and remarkable manner, referring to the promise of God, Gen 28:15 , and will keep me in this way that I go; as he had said he would, and as hitherto he had, and for the future he had reason to believe he still would: and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on; which is included in that clause, "I will not leave thee", &c. Gen 28:15 , even not without food and raiment; which is all men can desire or use, and therefore with them should be content. (t) "quum", Junius & Tremellius; so Ainsworth. (u) Quandoquidem, Tigurine version.