Genesis 14:20

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

who delivered your enemies into your hand.”

Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.

Genesis 21:27

21:27 Abraham took some sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. The two of them made a treaty.

Genesis 27:28

27:28 May God give you

the dew of the sky

and the richness of the earth,

and plenty of grain and new wine.

Genesis 29:24

29:24 (Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.)

Genesis 29:29

29:29 (Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)

Genesis 40:21

40:21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his former position so that he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand,

Genesis 42:30

42:30 “The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us 10  as if we were 11  spying on the land.

Genesis 45:2

45:2 He wept loudly; 12  the Egyptians heard it and Pharaoh’s household heard about it. 13 


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.

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.

tn Heb “him”; the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “cut a covenant.”

tn Heb “and from the dew of the sky.”

tn Heb “and from the fatness.”

10 tn Heb “and Laban gave to her Zilpah his female servant, to Leah his daughter [for] a servant.” This clause gives information parenthetical to the narrative.

13 tn Heb “and Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his female servant, for her for a servant.”

16 tn Heb “his cupbearing.”

19 tn Heb “made us.”

20 tn The words “if we were” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

22 tn Heb “and he gave his voice in weeping,” meaning that Joseph could not restrain himself and wept out loud.

23 tn Heb “and the Egyptians heard and the household of Pharaoh heard.” Presumably in the latter case this was by means of a report.