And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Touched. Literally, "grieved. "Hebrew, "his soul was straitened "as in joy it is said to be enlarged. He speaks of God in a human manner. (Calmet) (Genesis vi. 6.) (Menochius)