19:14 Then Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law who were going to marry his daughters. 5 He said, “Quick, get out of this place because the Lord is about to destroy 6 the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was ridiculing them. 7
22:3 Early in the morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. 8 He took two of his young servants with him, along with his son Isaac. When he had cut the wood for the burnt offering, he started out 9 for the place God had spoken to him about.
1 tn The words “still covered” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
2 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Noah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the dove) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “and he brought it to himself to the ark.”
5 sn The language has to be interpreted in the light of the context and the social customs. The men are called “sons-in-law” (literally “the takers of his daughters”), but the daughters had not yet had sex with a man. It is better to translate the phrase “who were going to marry his daughters.” Since formal marriage contracts were binding, the husbands-to-be could already be called sons-in-law.
6 tn The Hebrew active participle expresses an imminent action.
7 tn Heb “and he was like one taunting in the eyes of his sons-in-law.” These men mistakenly thought Lot was ridiculing them and their lifestyle. Their response illustrates how morally insensitive they had become.
8 tn Heb “Abraham rose up early in the morning and saddled his donkey.”
9 tn Heb “he arose and he went.”