Genesis 37:29

37:29 Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! ¹  He tore his clothes,

Genesis 27:27

27:27 So Jacob ²  went over and kissed him. When Isaac caught the scent ³  of his clothing, he blessed him, saying,

“Yes, ⁴  my son smells

like the scent of an open field

which the Lord has blessed.

[37:29]  ¹ tn Heb “and look, Joseph was not in the cistern.” By the use of וְהִנֵּה (vÿhinneh, “and look”), the narrator invites the reader to see the situation through Reuben’s eyes.

[27:27]  ² tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:27]  ³ tn Heb “and he smelled the smell”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “see.”