Genesis 24:21

24:21 Silently the man watched her with interest to determine ¹  if the Lord had made his journey successful ²  or not.

Genesis 39:2-3

39:2 The Lord was with Joseph. He was successful ³  and lived ⁴  in the household of his Egyptian master. 39:3 His master observed that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made everything he was doing successful. ⁵ 

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¹ tn Heb “to know.”

² tn The Hebrew term צָלָה (tsalah), meaning “to make successful” in the Hiphil verbal stem, is a key term in the story (see vv. 40, 42, 56).

³ tn Heb “and he was a prosperous man.” This does not mean that Joseph became wealthy, but that he was successful in what he was doing, or making progress in his situation (see 24:21).

⁴ tn Heb “and he was.”

⁵ tn The Hebrew text adds “in his hand,” a phrase not included in the translation for stylistic reasons.