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-# I call God to bear witness for me
+# I call God to bear witness for me that the reason ... was so that I might spare you
 
-The phrase "bear witness" refers to a person telling what they have seen or heard in order to settle an argument. Alternate translation: "I ask God to show what I say is true"
+The phrase "bear witness" refers to a person telling what they have seen or heard in order to settle an argument. Alternate translation: "I ask God to show that what I say is true—that the reason ... was so that I might spare you" or "I ask God to witness for me that what I say is true: the reason ... was so that I might spare you"
 
 # so that I might spare you