Genesis 28:4
Context28:4 May he give you and your descendants the blessing he gave to Abraham 1 so that you may possess the land 2 God gave to Abraham, the land where you have been living as a temporary resident.” 3
Genesis 26:15
Context26:15 So the Philistines took dirt and filled up 4 all the wells that his father’s servants had dug back in the days of his father Abraham.
Genesis 24:12
Context24:12 He prayed, “O Lord, God of my master Abraham, guide me today. 5 Be faithful 6 to my master Abraham.
1 tn Heb “and may he give to you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your offspring with you.” The name “Abraham” is an objective genitive here; this refers to the blessing that God gave to Abraham.
2 tn The words “the land” have been supplied in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “the land of your sojournings,” that is, the land where Jacob had been living as a resident alien, as his future descendants would after him.
4 tn Heb “and the Philistines stopped them up and filled them with dirt.”
5 tn Heb “make it happen before me today.” Although a number of English translations understand this as a request for success in the task (cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV) it is more likely that the servant is requesting an omen or sign from God (v. 14).
6 tn Heb “act in loyal love with” or “show kindness to.”