Kejadian 26:28-31

26:28 They replied, “We could plainly see ¹  that the Lord is with you. So we decided there should be ²  a pact between us ³  – between us ⁴  and you. Allow us to make ⁵  a treaty with you 26:29 so that ⁶  you will not do us any harm, just as we have not harmed ⁷  you, but have always treated you well ⁸  before sending you away ⁹  in peace. Now you are blessed by the Lord.” ¹⁰ 

26:30 So Isaac ¹¹  held a feast for them and they celebrated. ¹²  26:31 Early in the morning the men made a treaty with each other. ¹³  Isaac sent them off; they separated on good terms. ¹⁴ 

Kejadian 31:44

31:44 So now, come, let’s make a formal agreement, ¹⁵  you and I, and it will be ¹⁶  proof that we have made peace.” ¹⁷ 

Kejadian 31:1

Jacob’s Flight from Laban

31:1 Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were complaining, ¹⁸  “Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father! He has gotten rich ¹⁹  at our father’s expense!” ²⁰ 

1 Samuel 18:3

18:3 Jonathan made a covenant with David, for he loved him as much as he did his own life. ²¹ 

Yehezkiel 17:13

17:13 He took one from the royal family, ²²  made a treaty with him, and put him under oath. ²³  He then took the leaders of the land

Roma 1:31

1:31 senseless, covenant-breakers, ²⁴  heartless, ruthless.

Galatia 3:15

Inheritance Comes from Promises and not Law

3:15 Brothers and sisters, ²⁵  I offer an example from everyday life: ²⁶  When a covenant ²⁷  has been ratified, ²⁸  even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.

[26:28]  ¹ tn The infinitive absolute before the verb emphasizes the clarity of their perception.

[26:28]  ² tn Heb “And we said, ‘Let there be.’” The direct discourse in the Hebrew text has been rendered as indirect discourse in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[26:28]  ³ tn The pronoun “us” here is inclusive – it refers to the Philistine contingent on the one hand and Isaac on the other.

[26:28]  ⁴ tn The pronoun “us” here is exclusive – it refers to just the Philistine contingent (the following “you” refers to Isaac).

[26:28]  ⁵ tn The translation assumes that the cohortative expresses their request. Another option is to understand the cohortative as indicating resolve: “We want to make.’”

[26:29]  ⁶ tn The oath formula is used: “if you do us harm” means “so that you will not do.”

[26:29]  ⁷ tn Heb “touched.”

[26:29]  ⁸ tn Heb “and just as we have done only good with you.”

[26:29]  ⁹ tn Heb “and we sent you away.”

[26:29]  ¹⁰ tn The Philistine leaders are making an observation, not pronouncing a blessing, so the translation reads “you are blessed” rather than “may you be blessed” (cf. NAB).

[26:30]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[26:30]  ¹² tn Heb “and they ate and drank.”

[26:31]  ¹³ tn Heb “and they got up early and they swore an oath, a man to his brother.”

[26:31]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and they went from him in peace.”

[31:44]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “cut a covenant.”

[31:44]  ¹⁶ tn The verb הָיָה (hayah) followed by the preposition לְ (lÿ) means “become.”

[31:44]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and it will become a witness between me and you.”

[31:1]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and he heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying.”

[31:1]  ¹⁹ sn The Hebrew word translated “gotten rich” (כָּבוֹד, cavod) has the basic idea of “weight.” If one is heavy with possessions, then that one is wealthy (13:2). Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph all became wealthy when they left the promised land. Jacob’s wealth foreshadows what will happen to Israel when they leave the land of Egypt (Exod 12:35-38).

[31:1]  ²⁰ tn Heb “and from that which belonged to our father he has gained all this wealth.”

[18:3]  ²¹ tn Heb “like his [own] soul.”

[17:13]  ²² tn Or “descendants”; Heb “seed” (cf. v. 5).

[17:13]  ²³ tn Heb “caused him to enter into an oath.”

[1:31]  ²⁴ tn Or “promise-breakers.”

[3:15]  ²⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.

[3:15]  ²⁶ tn Grk “I speak according to man,” referring to the illustration that follows.

[3:15]  ²⁷ tn The same Greek word, διαθήκη (diaqhkh), can mean either “covenant” or “will,” but in this context the former is preferred here because Paul is discussing in vv. 16-18 the Abrahamic covenant.

[3:15]  ²⁸ tn Or “has been put into effect.”