Genesis 26:18

26:18 Isaac reopened ¹  the wells that had been dug ²  back in the days of his father Abraham, for the Philistines had stopped them up ³  after Abraham died. Isaac ⁴  gave these wells ⁵  the same names his father had given them. ⁶ 

Genesis 31:5

31:5 There he said to them, “I can tell that your father’s attitude toward me has changed, ⁷  but the God of my father has been with me.

[26:18]  ¹ tn Heb “he returned and dug,” meaning “he dug again” or “he reopened.”

[26:18]  ² tn Heb “that they dug.” Since the subject is indefinite, the verb is translated as passive.

[26:18]  ³ tn Heb “and the Philistines had stopped them up.” This clause explains why Isaac had to reopen them.

[26:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[26:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “them”; the referent (the wells) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[26:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “called names to them according to the names that his father called them.”

[31:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “I see the face of your father, that he is not toward me as formerly.”