Genesis 23:6

23:6 “Listen, sir, ¹  you are a mighty prince ²  among us! You may bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb to prevent you ³  from burying your dead.”

Genesis 49:24

49:24 But his bow will remain steady,

and his hands ⁴  will be skillful;

because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,

because of ⁵  the Shepherd, the Rock ⁶  of Israel,

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¹ tn Heb “Hear us, my lord.”

² tn Heb “prince of God.” The divine name may be used here as a means of expressing the superlative, “mighty prince.” The word for “prince” probably means “tribal chief” here. See M. H. Gottstein, “Nasi’ ‘elohim (Gen 23:6),” VT 3 (1953) 298-99; and D. W. Thomas, “Consideration of Some Unusual Ways of Expressing the Superlative in Hebrew,” VT 3 (1953) 215-16.

³ tn The phrase “to prevent you” has been added in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁴ tn Heb “the arms of his hands.”

⁵ tn Heb “from there,” but the phrase should be revocalized and read “from [i.e., because of] the name of.”

⁶ tn Or “Stone.”