Genesis 14:11

14:11 The four victorious kings ¹  took all the possessions and food of Sodom and Gomorrah and left.

Genesis 28:7

28:7 Jacob obeyed his father and mother and left for Paddan Aram.

Genesis 32:24

32:24 So Jacob was left alone. Then a man ²  wrestled ³  with him until daybreak. ⁴ 

Genesis 38:1

Judah and Tamar

38:1 At that time Judah left ⁵  his brothers and stayed ⁶  with an Adullamite man ⁷  named Hirah.

Genesis 38:19

38:19 She left immediately, ⁸  removed her veil, and put on her widow’s clothes.

Genesis 39:18

39:18 but when I raised my voice and screamed, he left his outer garment and ran outside.”

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¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the four victorious kings, see v. 9) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

² sn Reflecting Jacob’s perspective at the beginning of the encounter, the narrator calls the opponent simply “a man.” Not until later in the struggle does Jacob realize his true identity.

³ sn The verb translated “wrestled” (וַיֵּאָבֵק, vayye’aveq) sounds in Hebrew like the names “Jacob” (יַעֲקֹב, ya’aqov) and “Jabbok” (יַבֹּק, yabboq). In this way the narrator links the setting, the main action, and the main participant together in the mind of the reader or hearer.

⁴ tn Heb “until the rising of the dawn.”

⁵ tn Heb “went down from.”

⁶ tn Heb “and he turned aside unto.”

⁷ tn Heb “a man, an Adullamite.”

⁸ tn Heb “and she arose and left,” the first verb in the pair emphasizing that she wasted no time.