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BSB So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,
OEB Abraham said to the eldest of his household servants, who had charge of all his affairs, ‘Put your hand under my thigh,
WEB Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please put your hand under my thigh.
NET Abraham said to his servant, the senior one in his household who was in charge of everything he had, “Put your hand under my thigh
LSV and Abraham says to his servant, the eldest of his house, who is ruling over all that he has, “Please put your hand under my thigh,
FBV At that time Abraham told his oldest servant who was in charge of his whole household, “Put your hand under my thigh,[fn]
T4T One day Abraham said to the chief servant of his household, the man who was in charge of everything Abraham owned, “Put your hand between my thighs to solemnly promise you will do what I tell you.
LEB And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his house, who had charge of all he had, “Please put your hand under my thigh
BBE And Abraham said to his chief servant, the manager of all his property, Come now, put your hand under my leg:
MOF No MOF GEN book available
JPS And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had: 'Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh.
ASV And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
DRA And he said to the elder servant of his house, who was ruler over all he had: Put thy hand under my thigh,
YLT and Abraham saith unto his servant, the eldest of his house, who is ruling over all that he hath, 'Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh,
DBY And Abraham said to his servant, the eldest of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh,
RV And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
WBS And Abraham said to his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
KJB And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
(And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy/your hand under my thigh: )
BB And Abraham saide vnto his eldest seruaut of his house, whiche had the rule ouer all that he had: put thy hande vnder my thigh:
(And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, which had the rule over all that he had: put thy/your hand under my thigh:)
GNV Therefore Abraham saide vnto his eldest seruant of his house, which had the rule ouer all that he had, Put nowe thine hand vnder my thigh,
(Therefore Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, which had the rule over all that he had, Put now thine/your hand under my thigh, )
CB And he sayde vnto his eldest seruaunt of his house, which had the rule of all his goodes: Laye thine hade vnder my thye, that
(And he said unto his eldest servant of his house, which had the rule of all his goodes: Laye thine/your hade under my thye, that)
WYC And he seide to the eldere seruaunt of his hows, that was souereyn on alle thingis that he hadde, Put thou thin hond vndur myn hipe,
(And he said to the elder servant of his hows, that was souereyn on all things that he hadde, Put thou/you thin hand under mine hipe,)
LUT Und sprach zu seinem ältesten Knecht seines Hauses, der allen seinen Gütern vorstund: Lege deine Hand unter meine Hüfte
(And spoke to seinem ältesten Knecht seines houses, the all his goods vorstund: Lege your Hand under my Hüfte)
CLV Dixitque ad servum seniorem domus suæ, qui præerat omnibus quæ habebat: Pone manum tuam subter femur meum,
(And_he_said to servum seniorem home suæ, who præerat omnibus which habebat: Pone manum tuam subter femur mine, )
BRN And Abraam said to his servant the elder of his house, who had rule over all his possessions, Put thy hand under my thigh,
BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν Ἁβραὰμ τῷ παιδὶ αὐτοῦ τῷ πρεσβυτέρῳ τῆς οἰκίας αὐτοῦ, τῷ ἄρχοντι πάντων τῶν αὐτοῦ, θὲς τὴν χεῖρά σου ὑπὸ τὸν μηρόν μου.
(Kai eipen Habraʼam tōi paidi autou tōi presbuterōi taʸs oikias autou, tōi arⱪonti pantōn tōn autou, thes taʸn ⱪeira sou hupo ton maʸron mou. )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: writing-newevent
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֗ם אֶל
and=he/it_said ʼAⱱrāhām to/towards
Consider what is the best way to introduce the first event in this episode in your language. Alternate translation: “One day he told”
עַבְדּוֹ֙ זְקַ֣ן בֵּית֔וֹ
servant,his oldest household,his
Alternate translation: “the oldest servant in his household,” or “his senior household servant,”
הַמֹּשֵׁ֖ל בְּכָל
the,charge in=all
Alternate translation: “who managed everything that he owned,” or “who took care of his entire estate for him,”
Note 2 topic: translate-symaction
שִֽׂים נָ֥א יָדְךָ֖ תַּ֥חַת יְרֵכִֽי
put now hand,your below/instead_of thigh,my
You can make the meaning of this custom explicit in your translation, or you can put that information in a footnote. What Abraham asks his servant to do here is part of the vow-making process in verse 3. Alternate translation: “Please put your hand under my leg to show that you will do what I ask”
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Genesis 21-35
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.