Genesis 27:20

27:20 But Isaac asked his son, “How in the world 1  did you find it so quickly, 2  my son?” “Because the Lord your God brought it to me,” 3  he replied. 4 

Genesis 27:24

27:24 Then he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” “I am,” Jacob 5  replied.

1 tn Heb “What is this?” The enclitic pronoun “this” adds emphasis to the question, which is comparable to the English rhetorical question, “How in the world?”

2 tn Heb “you hastened to find.” In translation the infinitive becomes the main verb and the first verb becomes adverbial.

3 tn Heb “caused to meet before me.”

4 tn Heb “and he said, ‘Because the Lord your God….’” The order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.

5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.