14:20 Worthy of praise is 1 the Most High God,
who delivered 2 your enemies into your hand.”
Abram gave Melchizedek 3 a tenth of everything.
21:27 Abraham took some sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. The two of them made a treaty. 4
27:28 May God give you
the dew of the sky 5
and the richness 6 of the earth,
and plenty of grain and new wine.
1 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.
2 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.
3 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “cut a covenant.”
7 tn Heb “and from the dew of the sky.”
8 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.