Kejadian 14:20

14:20 Worthy of praise is ¹  the Most High God,

who delivered ²  your enemies into your hand.”

Abram gave Melchizedek ³  a tenth of everything.

Kejadian 32:18

32:18 then you must say, ⁴  ‘They belong ⁵  to your servant Jacob. ⁶  They have been sent as a gift to my lord Esau. ⁷  In fact Jacob himself is behind us.’” ⁸ 

[14:20]  ¹ tn Heb “blessed be.” For God to be “blessed” means that is praised. His reputation is enriched in the world as his name is praised.

[14:20]  ² sn Who delivered. The Hebrew verb מִגֵּן (miggen, “delivered”) foreshadows the statement by God to Abram in Gen 15:1, “I am your shield” (מָגֵן, magen). Melchizedek provided a theological interpretation of Abram’s military victory.

[14:20]  ³ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[32:18]  ⁴ tn The form is the perfect tense with the vav (ו) consecutive; it has the nuance of an imperfect of instruction.

[32:18]  ⁵ tn The words “they belong” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[32:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “to your servant, to Jacob.”

[32:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “to my lord, to Esau.”

[32:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “and look, also he [is] behind us.” The referent of the pronoun “he” (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.