Genesis 20:7

20:7 But now give back the man’s wife. Indeed ¹  he is a prophet ²  and he will pray for you; thus you will live. ³  But if you don’t give her back, ⁴  know that you will surely die ⁵  along with all who belong to you.”

Genesis 26:18

26:18 Isaac reopened ⁶  the wells that had been dug ⁷  back in the days of his father Abraham, for the Philistines had stopped them up ⁸  after Abraham died. Isaac ⁹  gave these wells ¹⁰  the same names his father had given them. ¹¹ 

[20:7]  ¹ tn Or “for,” if the particle is understood as causal (as many English translations do) rather than asseverative.

[20:7]  ² sn For a discussion of the term prophet see N. Walker, “What is a Nabhi?” ZAW 73 (1961): 99-100.

[20:7]  ³ tn After the preceding jussive (or imperfect), the imperative with vav conjunctive here indicates result.

[20:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “if there is not you returning.” The suffix on the particle becomes the subject of the negated clause.

[20:7]  ⁵ tn The imperfect is preceded by the infinitive absolute to make the warning emphatic.

[26:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “he returned and dug,” meaning “he dug again” or “he reopened.”

[26:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “that they dug.” Since the subject is indefinite, the verb is translated as passive.

[26:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “and the Philistines had stopped them up.” This clause explains why Isaac had to reopen them.

[26:18]  ⁹ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[26:18]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “them”; the referent (the wells) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[26:18]  ¹¹ tn Heb “called names to them according to the names that his father called them.”