Genesis 26:23

26:23 From there Isaac ¹  went up to Beer Sheba.

Genesis 24:62

24:62 Now ²  Isaac came from ³  Beer Lahai Roi, ⁴  for ⁵  he was living in the Negev. ⁶ 

[26:23]  ¹ tn Heb “and he went up from there”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:62]  ² tn The disjunctive clause switches the audience’s attention to Isaac and signals a new episode in the story.

[24:62]  ³ tn Heb “from the way of.”

[24:62]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ tn This disjunctive clause is explanatory.

[24:62]  ⁶ tn Or “the South [country].”