I have taken] In Abraham thy progenitor; as Jud. 2 1. Heb. 7. 9, 10. from the ends of the earth] From a remote countrey. Vers. 5. from Chaldea. Chap. 39. 3. Genesis 11:31. the chief men thereof] Of the countrey that before he lived in. Genesis 12:1. my servant] Vers. Chap. 44. 1. chosen thee] Vers. 8. Chap. 48. 10. and not cast thee away] Or, will not cast thee off. 1 Samuel 12:22. Psalms 94:14.