Genesis 13:16

13:16 And I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone is able to count the dust of the earth, then your descendants also can be counted. ¹ 

Genesis 34:19

34:19 The young man did not delay in doing what they asked ²  because he wanted Jacob’s daughter Dinah ³  badly. (Now he was more important ⁴  than anyone in his father’s household.) ⁵ 

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¹ tn The translation “can be counted” (potential imperfect) is suggested by the use of יוּכַל (yukhal, “is able”) in the preceding clause.

² tn Heb “doing the thing.”

³ tn Heb “Jacob’s daughter.” The proper name “Dinah” is supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn The Hebrew verb כָּבֵד (kaved), translated “was…important,” has the primary meaning “to be heavy,” but here carries a secondary sense of “to be important” (that is, “heavy” in honor or respect).

⁵ tn The parenthetical disjunctive clause explains why the community would respond to him (see vv. 20-24).