Genesis 10:13

10:13 Mizraim ¹  was the father of ²  the Ludites, ³  Anamites, ⁴  Lehabites, ⁵  Naphtuhites, ⁶ 

Genesis 10:26

10:26 Joktan was the father of ⁷  Almodad, ⁸  Sheleph, ⁹  Hazarmaveth, ¹⁰  Jerah, ¹¹ 

Genesis 27:31

27:31 He also prepared some tasty food and brought it to his father. Esau ¹²  said to him, “My father, get up ¹³  and eat some of your son’s wild game. Then you can bless me.” ¹⁴ 

[10:13]  ¹ sn Mizraim is the Hebrew name for Egypt (cf. NRSV).

[10:13]  ² tn Heb “fathered.”

[10:13]  ³ sn The Ludites were African tribes west of the Nile Delta.

[10:13]  ⁴ sn The Anamites lived in North Africa, west of Egypt, near Cyrene.

[10:13]  ⁵ sn The Lehabites are identified with the Libyans.

[10:13]  ⁶ sn The Naphtuhites lived in Lower Egypt (the Nile Delta region).

[10:26]  ⁷ tn Heb “fathered.”

[10:26]  ⁸ sn The name Almodad combines the Arabic article al with modad (“friend”). Almodad was the ancestor of a South Arabian people.

[10:26]  ⁹ sn The name Sheleph may be related to Shilph, a district of Yemen; Shalph is a Yemenite tribe.

[10:26]  ¹⁰ sn The name Hazarmaveth should be equated with Hadramawt, located in Southern Arabia.

[10:26]  ¹¹ sn The name Jerah means “moon.”

[27:31]  ¹³ tn Heb “and he said to his father”; the referent of “he” (Esau) has been specified in the translation for clarity, while the words “his father” have been replaced by the pronoun “him” for stylistic reasons.

[27:31]  ¹⁴ tn Or “arise” (i.e., sit up).

[27:31]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “so that your soul may bless me.”