Augustine of Hippo : WHAT DOES IT MEAN: NO ONE IS WITH US? — Why does Laban say, Look, no one is with us ? It may be that there was no stranger with them, or he has said it in the light of the testimony of God. When they had him, they should consider that there was no one else, whose testimony could be added to his. [ — QUESTIONS ON GENESIS, Q. 98 (tr. J. Litteral, draft)