Genesis 10:30

10:30 Their dwelling place was from Mesha all the way to ¹  Sephar in the eastern hills.

Genesis 14:20-21

14:20 Worthy of praise is ²  the Most High God,

who delivered ³  your enemies into your hand.”

Abram gave Melchizedek ⁴  a tenth of everything.

14:21 Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and take the possessions for yourself.”

Genesis 16:10

16:10 I will greatly multiply your descendants,” the Lord’s angel added, ⁵  “so that they will be too numerous to count.” ⁶ 

Genesis 27:43

27:43 Now then, my son, do what I say. ⁷  Run away immediately ⁸  to my brother Laban in Haran.

Genesis 41:16

41:16 Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “It is not within my power, ⁹  but God will speak concerning ¹⁰  the welfare of Pharaoh.” ¹¹ 

[10:30]  ¹ tn Heb “as you go.”

[14:20]  ² tn Heb “blessed be.” For God to be “blessed” means that is praised. His reputation is enriched in the world as his name is praised.

[14:20]  ³ sn Who delivered. The Hebrew verb מִגֵּן (miggen, “delivered”) foreshadows the statement by God to Abram in Gen 15:1, “I am your shield” (מָגֵן, magen). Melchizedek provided a theological interpretation of Abram’s military victory.

[14:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:10]  ³ tn Heb “The Lord’s angel said, ‘I will greatly multiply your descendants….” The order of the clauses has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[16:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “cannot be numbered because of abundance.”

[27:43]  ⁴ tn Heb “listen to my voice.”

[27:43]  ⁵ tn Heb “arise, flee.”

[41:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “not within me.”

[41:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “God will answer.”

[41:16]  ⁷ tn The expression שְׁלוֹם פַּרְעֹה (shÿlom par’oh) is here rendered “the welfare of Pharaoh” because the dream will be about life in his land. Some interpret it to mean an answer of “peace” – one that will calm his heart, or give him the answer that he desires (cf. NIV, NRSV, NLT).