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BrLXXΚαὶ Ἁβραὰμ ἦν πρεσβύτερος προβεβηκὼς ἡμερῶν· καὶ Κύριος ηὐλόγησε τὸν Ἁβραὰμ κατὰ πάντα. (Kai Habraʼam aʸn presbuteros probebaʸkōs haʸmerōn; kai Kurios aʸulogaʸse ton Habraʼam kata panta. )
BrTrAnd Abraam was old, advanced in days, and the Lord blessed Abraam in all things.
ULTNow Abraham was old, advanced in days, and Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.
USTAbraham had lived a long time and was nowvery old, and Yahweh had blessed him in every way.
BSB § By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.
OEBWhen Abraham was very old and the Lord had blessed him in every way,
WEBBEAbraham was old, and well advanced in age. The LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
KJB-1611¶ [fn]And Abraham was olde and well stricken in age: And the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. (¶ And Abraham was old and well stricken in age: And the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.)
BshpsAnd Abraham was old & stricken in dayes, and the Lorde had blessed Abraham in all thinges. (And Abraham was old and stricken in days, and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.)
GnvaNowe Abraham was olde, and striken in yeeres, and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. (Now Abraham was old, and striken in years, and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. )
CvdlAbraham was olde and well stricken in age, and the LORDE had blessed him in all thinges. (Abraham was old and well stricken in age, and the LORD had blessed him in all things.)
WycForsothe Abraham was eld, and of many daies, and the Lord hadde blessid hym in alle thingis. (Forsothe Abraham was eld, and of many days, and the Lord had blessid him in all things.)
LuthAbraham war alt und wohl betaget, und der HErr hatte ihn gesegnet allenthalben. (Abraham what/which old and probably old, and the/of_the LORD had him/it gesegnet allenthalben.)
ClVgErat autem Abraham senex, dierumque multorum: et Dominus in cunctis benedixerat ei.[fn] (Erat however Abraham senex, dierumque multorum: and Master in cunctis benedixerat to_him. )
24.1Erat autem Abraham senex. Dixitque ad servum seniorem: Pone manum, etc. GREG. Manum sub femore jubet ponere, et per Deum cœli jurare, quia illius caro per illud membrum descensura erat, qui filius Abrahæ esset ex humanitate, et divinus ex divinitate; quasi dicat: Tange Filium meum, et jura per Deum meum. Verumtamen non super femur, sed sub femore manum ponere jubet, quia inde descensurus erat, qui homo, sed super homines esset; unde dignum non fuit ut manum super femur poneret, quia nulla caro super illam est.
24.1Erat however Abraham senex. And_he_said to servum seniorem: Pone manum, etc. GREG. Manum under femore yubet ponere, and through God cœli yurare, because illius caro through illud membrum descensura was, who son Abrahæ was from humanitate, and divinus from divinitate; as_if let_him_say: Tange Son mine, and yura through God mine. Verumtamen not/no over femur, but under femore hand ponere yubet, because inde descensurus was, who homo, but over homines esset; whence dignum not/no fuit as hand over femur poneret, because nulla caro over illam it_is.
24:1-67 Isaac’s marriage to Rebekah ensured that God’s plan would continue into the next generation. God showed covenant faithfulness by working through his faithful people (24:12, 27, 49).
Verse 1 gives the setting for the new episode and begins with a doublet that emphasizes how old Abraham was. Try to preserve this emphasis in a way that is natural in your translation. Alternate translation: “Abraham was very old now. He had lived many years,” or “Now Abraham had become very old,”
וַֽיהוָ֛ה בֵּרַ֥ךְ אֶת אַבְרָהָ֖ם
and,LORD blessed DOM ʼAⱱrāhām
See how you translated “bless” in Gen 12:2-3. Alternate translation: “and Yahweh had caused him to prosper”
בַּכֹּֽל
in/on/at/with,everything
Alternate translation: “in everything he had done.”
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.
