Discovery BoxGenesis 15:9 
Context15:9 The Lord 1 said to him, “Take for me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon.”
Genesis 19:4
Context19:4 Before they could lie down to sleep, 2 all the men – both young and old, from every part of the city of Sodom – surrounded the house. 3
Genesis 30:39
Context30:39 When the sheep mated 4 in front of the branches, they 5 gave birth to young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.
Genesis 34:3
Context34:3 Then he became very attached 6 to Dinah, Jacob’s daughter. He fell in love with the young woman and spoke romantically to her. 7
Genesis 38:17
Context38:17 He replied, “I’ll send you a young goat from the flock.” She asked, “Will you give me a pledge until you send it?” 8
1 tn Heb “He”; the referent (the
2 tn The verb שָׁכַב (shakhav) means “to lie down, to recline,” that is, “to go to bed.” Here what appears to be an imperfect is a preterite after the adverb טֶרֶם (terem). The nuance of potential (perfect) fits well.
3 tn Heb “and the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, from the young to the old, all the people from the end [of the city].” The repetition of the phrase “men of” stresses all kinds of men.
4 tn The Hebrew verb used here can mean “to be in heat” (see v. 38) or “to mate; to conceive; to become pregnant.” The latter nuance makes better sense in this verse, for the next clause describes them giving birth.
5 tn Heb “the sheep.” The noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“they”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
6 tn Heb “his soul stuck to [or “joined with”],” meaning Shechem became very attached to Dinah emotionally.
7 tn Heb “and he spoke to the heart of the young woman,” which apparently refers in this context to tender, romantic speech (Hos 2:14). Another option is to translate the expression “he reassured the young woman” (see Judg 19:3, 2 Sam 19:7; cf. NEB “comforted her”).
8 tn Heb “until you send.”
