Genesis 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.

Genesis 48:10

48:10 Now Israel’s eyes were failing ⁵  because of his age; he was not able to see well. So Joseph ⁶  brought his sons ⁷  near to him, and his father ⁸  kissed them and embraced them.

Joshua 14:10-11

14:10 So now, look, the Lord has preserved my life, just as he promised, these past forty-five years since the Lord spoke these words to Moses, during which Israel traveled through the wilderness. Now look, I am today eighty-five years old. 14:11 Today I am still as strong as when Moses sent me out. I can fight and go about my daily activities with the same energy I had then. ⁹ 

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.

² tn Heb “and his eyes were weak from seeing.”

³ tn Heb “greater” (in terms of age).

⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Esau) is specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Heb “heavy.”

⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Heb “them”; the referent (Joseph’s sons) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Joseph’s father) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ tn Heb “like my strength then, like my strength now, for battle and for going out and coming in.”