23:10 (Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth.) Ephron the Hethite 6 replied to Abraham in the hearing 7 of the sons of Heth – before all who entered the gate 8 of his city –
36:17 These were the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom; these were the sons 9 of Esau’s wife Basemath.
46:15 These were the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, along with Dinah his daughter. His sons and daughters numbered thirty-three in all. 10
1 tn Heb “the men,” referring to the angels inside Lot’s house. The word “visitors” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “Yet who [is there] to you here?”
3 tn The words “Do you have” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
4 tn Heb “a son-in-law and your sons and your daughters and anyone who (is) to you in the city.”
5 tn Heb “the place.” The Hebrew article serves here as a demonstrative.
6 tn Or perhaps “Hittite,” but see the note on the name “Heth” in v. 3.
7 tn Heb “ears.” By metonymy the “ears” stand for the presence or proximity (i.e., within earshot) of the persons named.
8 sn On the expression all who entered the gate see E. A. Speiser, “‘Coming’ and ‘Going’ at the City Gate,” BASOR 144 (1956): 20-23; and G. Evans, “‘Coming’ and ‘Going’ at the City Gate: A Discussion of Professor Speiser’s Paper,” BASOR 150 (1958): 28-33.
9 tn Or “grandsons” (NIV); “descendants” (NEB).
10 tn Heb “all the lives of his sons and his daughters, thirty-three.”