Genesis 18:33

18:33 The Lord went on his way ¹  when he had finished speaking ²  to Abraham. Then Abraham returned home. ³ 

Genesis 26:13

26:13 The man became wealthy. ⁴  His influence continued to grow ⁵  until he became very prominent.

Genesis 27:14

27:14 So he went and got the goats ⁶  and brought them to his mother. She ⁷  prepared some tasty food, just the way his father loved it.

Genesis 28:7

28:7 Jacob obeyed his father and mother and left for Paddan Aram.

¹ tn Heb “And the Lord went.”

² tn The infinitive construct (“speaking”) serves as the direct object of the verb “finished.”

³ tn Heb “to his place.”

⁴ tn Heb “great.” In this context the statement refers primarily to Isaac’s material wealth, although reputation and influence are included.

⁵ tn Heb “and he went, going and becoming great.” The construction stresses that his growth in possessions and power continued steadily.

⁷ tn The words “the goats” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁸ tn Heb “his mother.” This has been replaced by the pronoun “she” in the translation for stylistic reasons.