Genesis 15:14

15:14 But I will execute judgment on the nation that they will serve. ¹  Afterward they will come out with many possessions.

Genesis 45:15

45:15 He kissed all his brothers and wept over them. After this his brothers talked with him.

Genesis 23:19

23:19 After this Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah next to Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 25:26

25:26 When his brother came out with ²  his hand clutching Esau’s heel, they named him Jacob. ³  Isaac was sixty years old ⁴  when they were born.

Genesis 32:20

32:20 You must also say, ‘In fact your servant Jacob is behind us.’” ⁵  Jacob thought, ⁶  “I will first appease him ⁷  by sending a gift ahead of me. ⁸  After that I will meet him. ⁹  Perhaps he will accept me.” ¹⁰ 

¹ tn The participle דָּן (dan, from דִּין, din) is used here for the future: “I am judging” = “I will surely judge.” The judgment in this case will be condemnation and punishment. The translation “execute judgment on” implies that the judgment will certainly be carried out.

² tn The disjunctive clause describes an important circumstance accompanying the birth. Whereas Esau was passive at birth, Jacob was active.

³ tn Heb “And he called his name Jacob.” Some ancient witnesses read “they called his name Jacob” (see v. 25). In either case the subject is indefinite.

⁴ tn Heb “the son of sixty years.”

³ tn Heb “and look, your servant Jacob [is] behind us.”

⁴ tn Heb “for he said.” The referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew word מַקֵל (maqel), traditionally represents Jacob’s thought or reasoning, and is therefore translated “thought.”

⁵ tn Heb “I will appease his face.” The cohortative here expresses Jacob’s resolve. In the Book of Leviticus the Hebrew verb translated “appease” has the idea of removing anger due to sin or guilt, a nuance that fits this passage very well. Jacob wanted to buy Esau off with a gift of more than five hundred and fifty animals.

⁶ tn Heb “with a gift going before me.”

⁷ tn Heb “I will see his face.”

⁸ tn Heb “Perhaps he will lift up my face.” In this context the idiom refers to acceptance.