Kejadian 32:17

32:17 He instructed the servant leading the first herd, ¹  “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘To whom do you belong? ²  Where are you going? Whose herds are you driving?’ ³ 

Kejadian 27:18

27:18 He went to his father and said, “My father!” Isaac ⁴  replied, “Here I am. Which are you, my son?” ⁵ 

[32:17]  ¹ tn Heb “the first”; this has been specified as “the servant leading the first herd” in the translation for clarity.

[32:17]  ² tn Heb “to whom are you?”

[32:17]  ³ tn Heb “and to whom are these before you?”

[27:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he said”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:18]  ⁵ sn Which are you, my son? Isaac’s first question shows that the deception is going to require more subterfuge than Rebekah had anticipated. Jacob will have to pull off the deceit.