Genesis 25:22

25:22 But the children struggled ¹  inside her, and she said, “If it is going to be like this, I’m not so sure I want to be pregnant!” ²  So she asked the Lord, ³ 

Genesis 31:34

31:34 (Now Rachel had taken the idols and put them inside her camel’s saddle ⁴  and sat on them.) ⁵  Laban searched the whole tent, but did not find them. ⁶ 

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¹ tn The Hebrew word used here suggests a violent struggle that was out of the ordinary.

² tn Heb “If [it is] so, why [am] I this [way]?” Rebekah wanted to know what was happening to her, but the question itself reflects a growing despair over the struggle of the unborn children.

³ sn Asked the Lord. In other passages (e.g., 1 Sam 9:9) this expression refers to inquiring of a prophet, but no details are provided here.

⁴ tn The “camel’s saddle” was probably some sort of basket-saddle, a cushioned saddle with a basket bound on. Cf. NAB “inside a camel cushion.”

⁵ tn The disjunctive clause (introduced by a vav [ו] conjunction) provides another parenthetical statement necessary to the storyline.

⁶ tn The word “them” has been supplied in the translation for clarification.