Genesis 5:24

5:24 Enoch walked with God, and then he disappeared ¹  because God took ²  him away.

Genesis 14:11

14:11 The four victorious kings ³  took all the possessions and food of Sodom and Gomorrah and left.

Genesis 22:10

22:10 Then Abraham reached out his hand, took the knife, and prepared to slaughter ⁴  his son.

Genesis 27:35

27:35 But Isaac ⁵  replied, “Your brother came in here deceitfully and took away ⁶  your blessing.”

Genesis 31:45

31:45 So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a memorial pillar.

Genesis 32:23

32:23 He took them and sent them across the stream along with all his possessions. ⁷ 

Genesis 47:2

47:2 He took five of his brothers and introduced them to Pharaoh. ⁸ 

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¹ tn The Hebrew construction has the negative particle אֵין (’en, “there is not,” “there was not”) with a pronominal suffix, “he was not.” Instead of saying that Enoch died, the text says he no longer was present.

² sn The text simply states that God took Enoch. Similar language is used of Elijah’s departure from this world (see 2 Kgs 2:10). The text implies that God overruled death for this man who walked with him.

³ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the four victorious kings, see v. 9) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “in order to slaughter.”

⁵ tn Heb “and he said”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Or “took”; “received.”

⁷ tn Heb “and he sent across what he had.”

⁸ tn Heb “and from the whole of his brothers he took five men and presented them before Pharaoh.”