Kejadian 39:2-3

39:2 The Lord was with Joseph. He was successful ¹  and lived ²  in the household of his Egyptian master. 39:3 His master observed that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made everything he was doing successful. ³ 

Kejadian 49:23-24

49:23 The archers will attack him, ⁴ 

they will shoot at him and oppose him.

49:24 But his bow will remain steady,

and his hands ⁵  will be skillful;

because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,

because of ⁶  the Shepherd, the Rock ⁷  of Israel,

[39:2]  ¹ tn Heb “and he was a prosperous man.” This does not mean that Joseph became wealthy, but that he was successful in what he was doing, or making progress in his situation (see 24:21).

[39:2]  ² tn Heb “and he was.”

[39:3]  ³ tn The Hebrew text adds “in his hand,” a phrase not included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[49:23]  ⁴ tn The verb forms in vv. 23-24 are used in a rhetorical manner, describing future events as if they had already taken place.

[49:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “the arms of his hands.”

[49:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “from there,” but the phrase should be revocalized and read “from [i.e., because of] the name of.”

[49:24]  ⁷ tn Or “Stone.”