Genesis 16:7
16:7 The Lord’s angel 1 found Hagar near a spring of water in the desert – the spring that is along the road to Shur. 2
Genesis 25:9
25:9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah 3 near Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar, the Hethite.
Genesis 30:41
30:41 When the stronger females were in heat, 4 Jacob would set up the branches in the troughs in front of the flock, so they would mate near the branches.
Genesis 33:18
33:18 After he left Paddan Aram, Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped near 5 the city.
Genesis 37:13
37:13 Israel said to Joseph, “Your brothers 6 are grazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I will send you to them.” “I’m ready,” 7 Joseph replied. 8
Genesis 45:4
45:4 Joseph said to his brothers, “Come closer to me,” so they came near. Then he said, “I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
Genesis 45:10
45:10 You will live 9 in the land of Goshen, and you will be near me – you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.
Genesis 49:30
49:30 It is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought for a burial plot from Ephron the Hittite.
1 tn Heb “the messenger of the Lord.” Some identify the angel of the Lord as the preincarnate Christ because in some texts the angel is identified with the Lord himself. However, it is more likely that the angel merely represents the Lord; he can speak for the Lord because he is sent with the Lord’s full authority. In some cases the angel is clearly distinct from the Lord (see Judg 6:11-23). It is not certain if the same angel is always in view. Though the proper name following the noun “angel” makes the construction definite, this may simply indicate that a definite angel sent from the Lord is referred to in any given context. It need not be the same angel on every occasion. Note the analogous expression “the servant of the Lord,” which refers to various individuals in the OT (see BDB 714 s.v. עֶבֶד).
2 tn Heb “And the angel of the Lord found her near the spring of water in the desert, near the spring on the way to Shur.”
3 sn The cave of Machpelah was the place Abraham had purchased as a burial place for his wife Sarah (Gen 23:17-18).
4 tn Heb “and at every breeding-heat of the flock.”
5 tn Heb “in front of.”
6 tn The text uses an interrogative clause: “Are not your brothers,” which means “your brothers are.”
7 sn With these words Joseph is depicted here as an obedient son who is ready to do what his father commands.
8 tn Heb “and he said, ‘Here I am.’” The referent of the pronoun “he” (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity, and the order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged for stylistic reasons.
9 tn The perfect verbal form with vav consecutive here expresses instruction.