Genesis 7:16

7:16 Those that entered were male and female, ¹  just as God commanded him. Then the Lord shut him in.

Genesis 13:11

13:11 Lot chose for himself the whole region of the Jordan and traveled ²  toward the east.

So the relatives separated from each other. ³ 

Genesis 21:22

21:22 At that time Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, “God is with you ⁴  in all that you do.

Genesis 24:36

24:36 My master’s wife Sarah bore a son to him ⁵  when she was old, ⁶  and my master ⁷  has given him everything he owns.

Genesis 25:25

25:25 The first came out reddish ⁸  all over, ⁹  like a hairy ¹⁰  garment, so they named him Esau. ¹¹ 

Genesis 34:19

34:19 The young man did not delay in doing what they asked ¹²  because he wanted Jacob’s daughter Dinah ¹³  badly. (Now he was more important ¹⁴  than anyone in his father’s household.) ¹⁵ 

Genesis 37:4

37:4 When Joseph’s ¹⁶  brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, ¹⁷  they hated Joseph ¹⁸  and were not able to speak to him kindly. ¹⁹ 

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¹ tn Heb “Those that went in, male and female from all flesh they went in.”

² tn Heb “Lot traveled.” The proper name has not been repeated in the translation at this point for stylistic reasons.

³ tn Heb “a man from upon his brother.”

sn Separated from each other. For a discussion of the significance of this event, see L. R. Helyer, “The Separation of Abram and Lot: Its Significance in the Patriarchal Narratives,” JSOT 26 (1983): 77-88.

⁴ sn God is with you. Abimelech and Phicol recognized that Abraham enjoyed special divine provision and protection.

⁵ tn Heb “to my master.” This has been replaced by the pronoun “him” in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁶ tn Heb “after her old age.”

⁷ tn Heb “and he.” The referent (the servant’s master, Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ sn Reddish. The Hebrew word translated “reddish” is אַדְמוֹנִי (’admoni), which forms a wordplay on the Edomites, Esau’s descendants. The writer sees in Esau’s appearance at birth a sign of what was to come. After all, the reader has already been made aware of the “nations” that were being born.

⁹ tn Heb “all of him.”

¹⁰ sn Hairy. Here is another wordplay involving the descendants of Esau. The Hebrew word translated “hairy” is שֵׂעָר (se’ar); the Edomites will later live in Mount Seir, perhaps named for its wooded nature.

¹¹ tn Heb “And they called his name Esau.” The name “Esau” (עֵשָׂו, ’esav) is not etymologically related to שֵׂעָר (se’ar), but it draws on some of the sounds.

¹² tn Heb “doing the thing.”

¹³ tn Heb “Jacob’s daughter.” The proper name “Dinah” is supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴ tn The Hebrew verb כָּבֵד (kaved), translated “was…important,” has the primary meaning “to be heavy,” but here carries a secondary sense of “to be important” (that is, “heavy” in honor or respect).

¹⁵ tn The parenthetical disjunctive clause explains why the community would respond to him (see vv. 20-24).

¹⁶ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁷ tn Heb “of his brothers.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been replaced in the translation by the pronoun “them.”

¹⁸ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁹ tn Heb “speak to him for peace.”