Kejadian 35:12

35:12 The land I gave ¹  to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you. To your descendants ²  I will also give this land.”

Kejadian 48:4

48:4 He said to me, ‘I am going to make you fruitful ³  and will multiply you. ⁴  I will make you into a group of nations, and I will give this land to your descendants ⁵  as an everlasting possession.’ ⁶ 

Kejadian 50:24

50:24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die. But God will surely come to you ⁷  and lead you up from this land to the land he swore on oath to give ⁸  to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

[35:12]  ¹ tn The Hebrew verb translated “gave” refers to the Abrahamic promise of the land. However, the actual possession of that land lay in the future. The decree of the Lord made it certain; but it has the sense “promised to give.”

[35:12]  ² tn Heb “and to your offspring after you.”

[48:4]  ³ tn Heb “Look, I am making you fruitful.” The participle following הִנֵּה (hinneh) has the nuance of a certain and often imminent future.

[48:4]  ⁴ tn The perfect verbal form with vav consecutive carries on the certain future idea.

[48:4]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text adds “after you,” which has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[48:4]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew word אֲחֻזָּה (’akhuzzah), translated “possession,” describes a permanent holding in the land. It is the noun form of the same verb (אָחַז, ’akhaz) that was used for the land given to them in Goshen (Gen 47:27).

[50:24]  ⁷ tn The verb פָּקַד (paqad) means “to visit,” i.e., to intervene for blessing or cursing; here Joseph announces that God would come to fulfill the promises by delivering them from Egypt. The statement is emphasized by the use of the infinitive absolute with the verb: “God will surely visit you.”

[50:24]  ⁸ tn The words “to give” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.