Genesis 7:5

7:5 And Noah did all 1  that the Lord commanded him.

Genesis 17:20

17:20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you. 2  I will indeed bless him, make him fruitful, and give him a multitude of descendants. 3  He will become the father of twelve princes; 4  I will make him into a great nation.

Genesis 19:6

19:6 Lot went outside to them, shutting the door behind him.

Genesis 21:3

21:3 Abraham named his son – whom Sarah bore to him – Isaac. 5 

Genesis 25:2

25:2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

Genesis 30:11

30:11 Leah said, “How fortunate!” 6  So she named him Gad. 7 

Genesis 35:15

35:15 Jacob named the place 8  where God spoke with him Bethel. 9 

Genesis 42:8

42:8 Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.

1 tn Heb “according to all.”

2 sn The Hebrew verb translated “I have heard you” forms a wordplay with the name Ishmael, which means “God hears.” See the note on the name “Ishmael” in 16:11.

3 tn Heb “And I will multiply him exceedingly, exceedingly.” The repetition is emphatic.

4 tn For a discussion of the Hebrew word translated “princes,” see E. A. Speiser, “Background and Function of the Biblical Nasi’,” CBQ 25 (1963): 111-17.

5 tn Heb “the one born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.” The two modifying clauses, the first introduced with an article and the second with the relative pronoun, are placed in the middle of the sentence, before the name Isaac is stated. They are meant to underscore that this was indeed an actual birth to Abraham and Sarah in fulfillment of the promise.

6 tc The statement in the Kethib (consonantal text) appears to mean literally “with good fortune,” if one takes the initial בְּ (bet) as a preposition indicating accompaniment. The Qere (marginal reading) means “good fortune has arrived.”

7 sn The name Gad (גָּד, gad) means “good fortune.” The name reflects Leah’s feeling that good fortune has come her way, as expressed in her statement recorded earlier in the verse.

8 sn Called the name of the place. In view of the previous naming of Bethel in Gen 28:19, here Jacob was confirming or affirming the name through an official ritual marking the fulfillment of the vow. This place now did become Bethel, the house of God.

9 tn The name Bethel means “house of God” in Hebrew.

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