3:4 Even now you say to me, ‘You are my father! 1
You have been my faithful companion ever since I was young.
20:15 Cursed be the man
who made my father very glad
when he brought him the news
that a baby boy had been born to him! 2
1 tn Heb “Have you not just now called out to me, ‘[you are] my father!’?” The rhetorical question expects a positive answer.
2 tn Heb “Cursed be the man who brought my father the news saying, ‘A son, a male, has been born to you,’ making glad his joy.” This verse has been restructured for English stylistic purposes.
sn The birth of a child was an occasion of great joy. This was especially true if the child was a boy because it meant the continuance of the family line and the right of retention of the family property. See Ruth 4:10, 13-17.