Genesis 20:1

Abraham and Abimelech

20:1 Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev ¹  region and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived as a temporary resident ²  in Gerar,

Genesis 24:62

24:62 Now ³  Isaac came from ⁴  Beer Lahai Roi, ⁵  for ⁶  he was living in the Negev. ⁷ 

[20:1]  ¹ tn Or “the South [country]”; Heb “the land of the Negev.”

[20:1]  ² tn Heb “and he sojourned.”

[24:62]  ³ tn The disjunctive clause switches the audience’s attention to Isaac and signals a new episode in the story.

[24:62]  ⁴ tn Heb “from the way of.”

[24:62]  ⁵ sn The Hebrew name Beer Lahai Roi (בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי, bÿ’er lakhay ro’i) means “The well of the Living One who sees me.” See Gen 16:14.

[24:62]  ⁶ tn This disjunctive clause is explanatory.

[24:62]  ⁷ tn Or “the South [country].”