Genesis 3:2

3:2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat ¹  of the fruit from the trees of the orchard;

Genesis 10:4

10:4 The sons of Javan were Elishah, ²  Tarshish, ³  the Kittim, ⁴  and the Dodanim. ⁵ 

Genesis 19:18

19:18 But Lot said to them, “No, please, Lord! ⁶ 

Genesis 21:14

21:14 Early in the morning Abraham took ⁷  some food ⁸  and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He put them on her shoulders, gave her the child, ⁹  and sent her away. So she went wandering ¹⁰  aimlessly through the wilderness ¹¹  of Beer Sheba.

Genesis 24:57

24:57 Then they said, “We’ll call the girl and find out what she wants to do.” ¹² 

Genesis 25:31

25:31 But Jacob replied, “First ¹³  sell me your birthright.”

Genesis 31:17

31:17 So Jacob immediately put his children and his wives on the camels. ¹⁴ 

Genesis 34:31

34:31 But Simeon and Levi replied, ¹⁵  “Should he treat our sister like a common prostitute?”

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¹ tn There is a notable change between what the Lord God had said and what the woman says. God said “you may freely eat” (the imperfect with the infinitive absolute, see 2:16), but the woman omits the emphatic infinitive, saying simply “we may eat.” Her words do not reflect the sense of eating to her heart’s content.

² sn The descendants of Elishah populated Cyprus.

³ sn The descendants of Tarshish settled along the southern coast of what is modern Turkey. However, some identify the site Tarshish (see Jonah 1:3) with Sardinia or Spain.

⁴ sn The name Kittim is associated with Cyprus, as well as coastlands east of Rhodes. It is used in later texts to refer to the Romans.

⁵ tc Most of the MT mss read “Dodanim” here, but 1 Chr 1:7 has “Rodanim,” perhaps referring to the island of Rhodes. But the Qere reading in 1 Chr 1:7 suggests “Dodanim.” Dodona is one of the most ancient and revered spots in ancient Greece.

⁶ tn Or “my lords.” See the following note on the problem of identifying the addressee here. The Hebrew term is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

⁷ tn Heb “and Abraham rose up early in the morning and he took.”

⁸ tn Heb “bread,” although the term can be used for food in general.

⁹ tn Heb “He put upon her shoulder, and the boy [or perhaps, “and with the boy”], and he sent her away.” It is unclear how “and the boy” relates syntactically to what precedes. Perhaps the words should be rearranged and the text read, “and he put [them] on her shoulder and he gave to Hagar the boy.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “she went and wandered.”

¹¹ tn Or “desert,” although for English readers this usually connotes a sandy desert like the Sahara rather than the arid wasteland of this region with its sparse vegetation.

¹² tn Heb “and we will ask her mouth.”

¹³ tn Heb “today.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “and Jacob arose and he lifted up his sons and his wives on to the camels.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “but they said.” The referent of “they” (Simeon and Levi) have been specified in the translation for clarity.