Genesis 10:15

10:15 Canaan was the father of ¹  Sidon his firstborn, ²  Heth, ³ 

Genesis 38:6

38:6 Judah acquired ⁴  a wife for Er his firstborn; her name was Tamar.

Genesis 22:21

22:21 Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram), ⁵ 

Genesis 25:13

25:13 These are the names of Ishmael’s sons, by their names according to their records: ⁶  Nebaioth (Ishmael’s firstborn), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Genesis 27:32

27:32 His father Isaac asked, ⁷  “Who are you?” “I am your firstborn son,” ⁸  he replied, “Esau!”

Genesis 35:23

35:23 The sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, as well as Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

Genesis 38:7

38:7 But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord killed him.

Genesis 43:33

43:33 They sat before him, arranged by order of birth, beginning with the firstborn and ending with the youngest. ⁹  The men looked at each other in astonishment. ¹⁰ 

Genesis 46:8

46:8 These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt – Jacob and his sons:

Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob.

Genesis 49:3

49:3 Reuben, you are my firstborn,

my might and the beginning of my strength,

outstanding in dignity, outstanding in power.

Genesis 36:15

36:15 These were the chiefs ¹¹  among the descendants ¹²  of Esau, the sons of Eliphaz, Esau’s firstborn: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,

Genesis 41:51

41:51 Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, ¹³  saying, ¹⁴  “Certainly ¹⁵  God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s house.”

Genesis 48:18

48:18 Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”

Genesis 27:19

27:19 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I’ve done as you told me. Now sit up ¹⁶  and eat some of my wild game so that you can bless me.” ¹⁷ 

Genesis 48:14

48:14 Israel stretched out his right hand and placed it on Ephraim’s head, although he was the younger. ¹⁸  Crossing his hands, he put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

[10:15]  ¹ tn Heb “fathered.”

[10:15]  ² sn Sidon was the foremost city in Phoenicia; here Sidon may be the name of its founder.

[10:15]  ³ tn Some see a reference to “Hittites” here (cf. NIV), but this seems unlikely. See the note on the phrase “sons of Heth” in Gen 23:3.

[38:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “and Judah took.”

[22:21]  ⁷ sn This parenthetical note about Kemuel’s descendant is probably a later insertion by the author/compiler of Genesis and not part of the original announcement.

[25:13]  ¹⁰ tn The meaning of this line is not easily understood. The sons of Ishmael are listed here “by their names” and “according to their descendants.”

[27:32]  ¹³ tn Heb “said.”

[27:32]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and he said, ‘I [am] your son, your firstborn.’” The order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged for stylistic reasons.

[43:33]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth.”

[43:33]  ¹⁷ sn The brothers’ astonishment indicates that Joseph arranged them in this way. They were astonished because there was no way, as far as they were concerned, that Joseph could have known the order of their birth.

[36:15]  ¹⁹ tn Or “clan leaders” (so also throughout this chapter).

[36:15]  ²⁰ tn Or “sons.”

[41:51]  ²² sn The name Manasseh (מְנַשֶּׁה, mÿnasheh) describes God’s activity on behalf of Joseph, explaining in general the significance of his change of fortune. The name is a Piel participle, suggesting the meaning “he who brings about forgetfulness.” The Hebrew verb נַשַּׁנִי (nashani) may have been used instead of the normal נִשַּׁנִי (nishani) to provide a closer sound play with the name. The giving of this Hebrew name to his son shows that Joseph retained his heritage and faith; and it shows that a brighter future was in store for him.

[41:51]  ²³ tn The word “saying” has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[41:51]  ²⁴ tn Or “for.”

[27:19]  ²⁵ tn Heb “get up and sit.” This may mean simply “sit up,” or it may indicate that he was to get up from his couch and sit at a table.

[27:19]  ²⁶ tn Heb “so that your soul may bless me.” These words, though not reported by Rebekah to Jacob (see v. 7) accurately reflect what Isaac actually said to Esau (see v. 4). Perhaps Jacob knew more than Rebekah realized, but it is more likely that this was an idiom for sincere blessing with which Jacob was familiar. At any rate, his use of the precise wording was a nice, convincing touch.

[48:14]  ²⁸ tn The disjunctive clause is circumstantial-concessive here.