Kejadian 26:18

26:18 Isaac reopened ¹  the wells that had been dug ²  back in the days of his father Abraham, for the Philistines had stopped them up ³  after Abraham died. Isaac ⁴  gave these wells ⁵  the same names his father had given them. ⁶ 

Kejadian 30:31

30:31 So Laban asked, ⁷  “What should I give you?” “You don’t need to give me a thing,” ⁸  Jacob replied, ⁹  “but if you agree to this one condition, ¹⁰  I will continue to care for ¹¹  your flocks and protect them:

[26:18]  ¹ tn Heb “he returned and dug,” meaning “he dug again” or “he reopened.”

[26:18]  ² tn Heb “that they dug.” Since the subject is indefinite, the verb is translated as passive.

[26:18]  ³ tn Heb “and the Philistines had stopped them up.” This clause explains why Isaac had to reopen them.

[26:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[26:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “them”; the referent (the wells) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[26:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “called names to them according to the names that his father called them.”

[30:31]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he said.” The referent (Laban) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[30:31]  ⁸ tn The negated imperfect verbal form has an obligatory nuance.

[30:31]  ⁹ tn The order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[30:31]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “If you do for me this thing.”

[30:31]  ¹¹ tn Heb “I will return, I will tend,” an idiom meaning “I will continue tending.”