26:12 When Isaac planted in that land, he reaped in the same year a hundred times what he had sown, 1 because the Lord blessed him. 2
32:6 The messengers returned to Jacob and said, “We went to your brother Esau. He is coming to meet you and has four hundred men with him.”
33:1 Jacob looked up 3 and saw that Esau was coming 4 along with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.
1 tn Heb “a hundredfold.”
2 tn This final clause explains why Isaac had such a bountiful harvest.
3 tn Heb “and Jacob lifted up his eyes.”
4 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.
5 tn Heb “to all of them he gave, to each one, changes of outer garments.”
6 tn Heb “changes of outer garments.”