Genesis 14:20

14:20 Worthy of praise is ¹  the Most High God,

who delivered ²  your enemies into your hand.”

Abram gave Melchizedek ³  a tenth of everything.

Genesis 21:27

21:27 Abraham took some sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. The two of them made a treaty. ⁴ 

Genesis 27:28

27:28 May God give you

the dew of the sky ⁵ 

and the richness ⁶  of the earth,

and plenty of grain and new wine.

Genesis 29:24

29:24 (Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.) ⁷ 

Genesis 29:29

29:29 (Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.) ⁸ 

Genesis 40:21

40:21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his former position ⁹  so that he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand,

Genesis 42:30

42:30 “The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us ¹⁰  as if we were ¹¹  spying on the land.

Genesis 45:2

45:2 He wept loudly; ¹²  the Egyptians heard it and Pharaoh’s household heard about it. ¹³ 

[14:20]  ¹ 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]  ² 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]  ³ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “cut a covenant.”

[27:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “and from the dew of the sky.”

[27:28]  ⁸ tn Heb “and from the fatness.”

[29:24]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and Laban gave to her Zilpah his female servant, to Leah his daughter [for] a servant.” This clause gives information parenthetical to the narrative.

[29:29]  ¹³ tn Heb “and Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his female servant, for her for a servant.”

[40:21]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “his cupbearing.”

[42:30]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “made us.”

[42:30]  ²⁰ tn The words “if we were” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[45:2]  ²² tn Heb “and he gave his voice in weeping,” meaning that Joseph could not restrain himself and wept out loud.

[45:2]  ²³ tn Heb “and the Egyptians heard and the household of Pharaoh heard.” Presumably in the latter case this was by means of a report.