Genesis 26:12

26:12 When Isaac planted in that land, he reaped in the same year a hundred times what he had sown, ¹  because the Lord blessed him. ² 

Genesis 44:12

44:12 Then the man ³  searched. He began with the oldest and finished with the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack!

Genesis 39:4

39:4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. ⁴  Potiphar appointed Joseph ⁵  overseer of his household and put him in charge ⁶  of everything he owned.

Genesis 30:14

30:14 At the time ⁷  of the wheat harvest Reuben went out and found some mandrake plants ⁸  in a field and brought them to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, “Give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”

[26:12]  ¹ tn Heb “a hundredfold.”

[26:12]  ² tn This final clause explains why Isaac had such a bountiful harvest.

[44:12]  ³ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the man who was in charge of Joseph’s household) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[39:4]  ⁵ sn The Hebrew verb translated became his personal attendant refers to higher domestic service, usually along the lines of a personal attendant. Here Joseph is made the household steward, a position well-attested in Egyptian literature.

[39:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[39:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “put into his hand.”

[30:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “during the days.”

[30:14]  ⁸ sn Mandrake plants were popularly believed to be an aphrodisiac in the culture of the time.