Genesis 26:8

26:8 After Isaac ¹  had been there a long time, ²  Abimelech king of the Philistines happened to look out a window and observed ³  Isaac caressing ⁴  his wife Rebekah.

Genesis 33:1

Jacob Meets Esau

33:1 Jacob looked up ⁵  and saw that Esau was coming ⁶  along with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.

[26:8]  ¹ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[26:8]  ² tn Heb “and it happened when the days were long to him there.”

[26:8]  ³ tn Heb “look, Isaac.” By the use of the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”), the narrator invites the audience to view the scene through Abimelech’s eyes.

[26:8]  ⁴ tn Or “fondling.”

[33:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “and Jacob lifted up his eyes.”

[33:1]  ⁶ tn Or “and look, Esau was coming.” By the use of the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”), the narrator invites the reader to view the scene through Jacob’s eyes.