Kejadian 27:1

Jacob Cheats Esau out of the Blessing

27:1 When ¹  Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he was almost blind, ²  he called his older ³  son Esau and said to him, “My son!” “Here I am!” Esau ⁴  replied.

Kejadian 33:1

Jacob Meets Esau

33:1 Jacob looked up ⁵  and saw that Esau was coming ⁶  along with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.

Kejadian 37:4

37:4 When Joseph’s ⁷  brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, ⁸  they hated Joseph ⁹  and were not able to speak to him kindly. ¹⁰ 

Kejadian 37:14

37:14 So Jacob ¹¹  said to him, “Go now and check on ¹²  the welfare ¹³  of your brothers and of the flocks, and bring me word.” So Jacob ¹⁴  sent him from the valley of Hebron.

Kejadian 42:35

42:35 When they were emptying their sacks, there was each man’s bag of money in his sack! When they and their father saw the bags of money, they were afraid.

[27:1]  ¹ tn The clause begins with the temporal indicator (“and it happened”), making it subordinate to the main clause that follows later in the sentence.

[27:1]  ² tn Heb “and his eyes were weak from seeing.”

[27:1]  ³ tn Heb “greater” (in terms of age).

[27:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Esau) is specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “and Jacob lifted up his eyes.”

[33:1]  ⁶ tn Or “and look, Esau was coming.” By the use of the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”), the narrator invites the reader to view the scene through Jacob’s eyes.

[37:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[37:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “of his brothers.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been replaced in the translation by the pronoun “them.”

[37:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[37:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “speak to him for peace.”

[37:14]  ¹¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[37:14]  ¹² tn Heb “see.”

[37:14]  ¹³ tn Heb “peace.”

[37:14]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.