Genesis 26:25

26:25 Then Isaac built an altar there and worshiped ¹  the Lord. He pitched his tent there, and his servants dug a well. ² 

Genesis 33:19

33:19 Then he purchased the portion of the field where he had pitched his tent; he bought it ³  from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of money. ⁴ 

Genesis 38:1

Judah and Tamar

38:1 At that time Judah left ⁵  his brothers and stayed ⁶  with an Adullamite man ⁷  named Hirah.

Genesis 39:21

39:21 But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him kindness. ⁸  He granted him favor in the sight of the prison warden. ⁹ 

Genesis 49:15

49:15 When he sees ¹⁰  a good resting place,

and the pleasant land,

he will bend his shoulder to the burden

and become a slave laborer. ¹¹ 

[26:25]  ¹ tn Heb “called in the name of.” The expression refers to worshiping the Lord through prayer and sacrifice (see Gen 4:26; 12:8; 13:4; 21:33). See G. J. Wenham, Genesis (WBC), 1:116.

[26:25]  ² tn Heb “and they dug there, the servants of Isaac, a well.”

[33:19]  ³ tn The words “he bought it” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text v. 19 is one long sentence.

[33:19]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew word קְשִׂיטָה (qÿsitah) is generally understood to refer to a unit of money, but the value is unknown. (However, cf. REB, which renders the term as “sheep”).

[38:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “went down from.”

[38:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he turned aside unto.”

[38:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “a man, an Adullamite.”

[39:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he extended to him loyal love.”

[39:21]  ⁸ tn Or “the chief jailer” (also in the following verses).

[49:15]  ⁹ tn The verb forms in this verse (“sees,” “will bend,” and “[will] become”) are preterite; they is used in a rhetorical manner, describing the future as if it had already transpired.

[49:15]  ¹⁰ sn The oracle shows that the tribe of Issachar will be willing to trade liberty for the material things of life. Issachar would work (become a slave laborer) for the Canaanites, a reversal of the oracle on Canaan. See C. M. Carmichael, “Some Sayings in Genesis 49,” JBL 88 (1969): 435-44; and S. Gevirtz, “The Issachar Oracle in the Testament of Jacob,” ErIsr 12 (1975): 104-12.