Genesis 50:23

50:23 Joseph saw the descendants of Ephraim to the third generation. ¹  He also saw the children of Makir the son of Manasseh; they were given special inheritance rights by Joseph. ² 

Psalms 128:6

128:6 and that you might see ³  your grandchildren. ⁴ 

May Israel experience peace! ⁵ 

Proverbs 17:6

17:6 Grandchildren ⁶  are like ⁷  a crown ⁸  to the elderly,

and the glory ⁹  of children is their parents. ¹⁰ 

[50:23]  ¹ tn Heb “saw Ephraim, the children of the third.”

[50:23]  ² tn Heb “they were born on the knees of Joseph.” This expression implies their adoption by Joseph, which meant that they received an inheritance from him.

[128:6]  ³ tn The imperative with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the jussive in v. 5a.

[128:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “sons to your sons.”

[128:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “peace [be] upon Israel.” The statement is understood as a prayer (see Ps 125:5).

[17:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “children of children [sons of sons].”

[17:6]  ⁷ tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.

[17:6]  ⁸ sn The metaphor signifies that grandchildren are like a crown, that is, they are the “crowning glory” of life. The proverb comes from a culture that places great importance on the family in society and that values its heritage.

[17:6]  ⁹ tn The noun תִּפְאָרָת (tif’arat) means “beauty; glory” (BDB 802 s.v.). In this passage “glory” seems to be identified with “glorying; boasting”; so a rendering that children are proud of their parents would be in order. Thus, “glory of children” would be a subjective genitive, the glorying that children do.”

[17:6]  ¹⁰ tc The LXX has inserted: “To the faithful belongs the whole world of wealth, but to the unfaithful not an obulus.” It was apparently some popular sentiment at the time.