Genesis 15:15

15:15 But as for you, ¹  you will go to your ancestors ²  in peace and be buried at a good old age. ³ 

Genesis 17:4

17:4 “As for me, ⁴  this ⁵  is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

Genesis 27:10

27:10 Then you will take ⁶  it to your father. Thus he will eat it ⁷  and ⁸  bless you before he dies.”

Genesis 31:6

31:6 You know that I’ve worked for your father as hard as I could, ⁹ 

Genesis 31:9

31:9 In this way God has snatched away your father’s livestock and given them to me.

Genesis 34:6

34:6 Then Shechem’s father Hamor went to speak with Jacob about Dinah. ¹⁰ 

Genesis 36:9

36:9 This is the account of Esau, the father ¹¹  of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.

Genesis 37:1

Joseph’s Dreams

37:1 But Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, ¹²  in the land of Canaan. ¹³ 

Genesis 37:11-12

37:11 His brothers were jealous ¹⁴  of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said. ¹⁵ 

37:12 When his brothers had gone to graze their father’s flocks near Shechem,

Genesis 43:28

43:28 “Your servant our father is well,” they replied. “He is still alive.” They bowed down in humility. ¹⁶ 

Genesis 44:25

44:25 “Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy us a little food.’

Genesis 45:25

45:25 So they went up from Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan. ¹⁷ 

Genesis 49:2

49:2 “Assemble and listen, you sons of Jacob;

listen to Israel, your father.

Genesis 50:6

50:6 So Pharaoh said, “Go and bury your father, just as he made you swear to do.” ¹⁸ 

[15:15]  ¹ tn The vav with the pronoun before the verb calls special attention to the subject in contrast to the preceding subject.

[15:15]  ² sn You will go to your ancestors. This is a euphemistic expression for death.

[15:15]  ³ tn Heb “in a good old age.”

[17:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “I.”

[17:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “is” (הִנֵּה, hinneh).

[27:10]  ⁷ tn The form is the perfect tense with the vav (ו) consecutive. It carries forward the tone of instruction initiated by the command to “go…and get” in the preceding verse.

[27:10]  ⁸ tn The form is the perfect with the vav (ו) consecutive; it carries the future nuance of the preceding verbs of instruction, but by switching the subject to Jacob, indicates the expected result of the subterfuge.

[27:10]  ⁹ tn Heb “so that.” The conjunction indicates purpose or result.

[31:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “with all my strength.”

[34:6]  ¹³ tn Heb “went out to Jacob to speak with him.” The words “about Dinah” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[36:9]  ¹⁶ sn The term father in genealogical records needs to be carefully defined. It can refer to a literal father, a grandfather, a political overlord, or a founder.

[37:1]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “the land of the sojournings of his father.”

[37:1]  ²⁰ sn The next section begins with the heading This is the account of Jacob in Gen 37:2, so this verse actually forms part of the preceding section as a concluding contrast with Esau and his people. In contrast to all the settled and expanded population of Esau, Jacob was still moving about in the land without a permanent residence and without kings. Even if the Edomite king list was added later (as the reference to kings in Israel suggests), its placement here in contrast to Jacob and his descendants is important. Certainly the text deals with Esau before dealing with Jacob – that is the pattern. But the detail is so great in chap. 36 that the contrast cannot be missed.

[37:11]  ²² sn Joseph’s brothers were already jealous of him, but this made it even worse. Such jealousy easily leads to action, as the next episode in the story shows. Yet dreams were considered a form of revelation, and their jealousy was not only of the favoritism of their father, but of the dreams. This is why Jacob kept the matter in mind.

[37:11]  ²³ tn Heb “kept the word.” The referent of the Hebrew term “word” has been specified as “what Joseph said” in the translation for clarity, and the words “in mind” have been supplied for stylistic reasons.

[43:28]  ²⁵ tn Heb “and they bowed low and they bowed down.” The use of synonyms here emphasizes the brothers’ humility.

[45:25]  ²⁸ tn Heb “and they entered the land of Canaan to their father.”

[50:6]  ³¹ tn Heb “he made you swear on oath.”