19:3 But he urged 2 them persistently, so they turned aside with him and entered his house. He prepared a feast for them, including bread baked without yeast, and they ate.
23:17 So Abraham secured 3 Ephron’s field in Machpelah, next to Mamre, including the field, the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were in the field and all around its border,
1 tn The verbal repetition is apparently for emphasis.
2 tn The Hebrew verb פָּצַר (patsar, “to press, to insist”) ironically foreshadows the hostile actions of the men of the city (see v. 9, where the verb also appears). The repetition of the word serves to contrast Lot to his world.
3 tn Heb “And it was conveyed.” The recipient, Abraham (mentioned in the Hebrew text at the beginning of v. 18) has been placed here in the translation for stylistic reasons.
4 tn The words “the crop” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
5 tn The perfect form with the vav (ו) consecutive is equivalent to an imperfect of instruction here.
6 tn Heb “four parts.”