Genesis 24:21

24:21 Silently the man watched her with interest to determine ¹  if the Lord had made his journey successful ²  or not.

Genesis 24:56

24:56 But he said to them, “Don’t detain me – the Lord ³  has granted me success on my journey. Let me leave now so I may return ⁴  to my master.”

Genesis 39:2-3

39:2 The Lord was with Joseph. He was successful ⁵  and lived ⁶  in the household of his Egyptian master. 39:3 His master observed that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made everything he was doing successful. ⁷ 

Genesis 24:40

24:40 He answered, ‘The Lord, before whom I have walked, ⁸  will send his angel with you. He will make your journey a success and you will find a wife for my son from among my relatives, from my father’s family.

Genesis 24:42

24:42 When I came to the spring today, I prayed, ‘O Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you have decided to make my journey successful, ⁹  may events unfold as follows: ¹⁰ 

Genesis 39:23

39:23 The warden did not concern himself ¹¹  with anything that was in Joseph’s ¹²  care because the Lord was with him and whatever he was doing the Lord was making successful.

[24:21]  ¹ tn Heb “to know.”

[24:21]  ² tn The Hebrew term צָלָה (tsalah), meaning “to make successful” in the Hiphil verbal stem, is a key term in the story (see vv. 40, 42, 56).

[24:56]  ³ tn The disjunctive clause is circumstantial, indicating a reason for the preceding request.

[24:56]  ⁴ tn After the preceding imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose or result.

[39:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he was a prosperous man.” This does not mean that Joseph became wealthy, but that he was successful in what he was doing, or making progress in his situation (see 24:21).

[39:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he was.”

[39:3]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text adds “in his hand,” a phrase not included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[24:40]  ⁹ tn The verb is the Hitpael of הָלַךְ (halakh), meaning “live one’s life” (see Gen 17:1). The statement may simply refer to serving the Lord or it may have a more positive moral connotation (“serve faithfully”).

[24:42]  ¹¹ tn Heb “if you are making successful my way on which I am going.”

[24:42]  ¹² tn The words “may events unfold as follows” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

[39:23]  ¹³ tn Heb “was not looking at anything.”

[39:23]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.