Genesis 26:21

26:21 His servants ¹  dug another well, but they quarreled over it too, so Isaac named it ²  Sitnah. ³ 

Genesis 27:2

27:2 Isaac ⁴  said, “Since ⁵  I am so old, I could die at any time. ⁶ 

Genesis 24:63

24:63 He ⁷  went out to relax ⁸  in the field in the early evening. ⁹  Then he looked up ¹⁰  and saw that ¹¹  there were camels approaching.

Genesis 25:8

25:8 Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man who had lived a full life. ¹²  He joined his ancestors. ¹³ 

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¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (Isaac’s servants) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “and he called its name.” The referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ sn The name Sitnah (שִׂטְנָה, sitnah) is derived from a Hebrew verbal root meaning “to oppose; to be an adversary” (cf. Job 1:6). The name was a reminder that the digging of this well caused “opposition” from the Philistines.

⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Isaac) is specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) here introduces a logically foundational statement, upon which the coming instruction will be based.

⁶ tn Heb “I do not know the day of my death.”

⁷ tn Heb “Isaac”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁸ tn The meaning of this Hebrew term is uncertain (cf. NASB, NIV “to meditate”; NRSV “to walk”).

⁹ tn Heb “at the turning of the evening.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “And he lifted up his eyes.” This idiom emphasizes the careful look Isaac had at the approaching caravan.

¹¹ tn Heb “and look.” The clause introduced by the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) invites the audience to view the scene through Isaac’s eyes.

¹² tn Heb “old and full.”

¹³ tn Heb “And he was gathered to his people.” In the ancient Israelite view he joined his deceased ancestors in Sheol, the land of the dead.