Discovery BoxGenesis 18:6 
Context18:6 So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Take 1 three measures 2 of fine flour, knead it, and make bread.” 3
Genesis 29:3
Context29:3 When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds 4 would roll the stone off the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would put the stone back in its place over the well’s mouth.
Genesis 29:19
Context29:19 Laban replied, “I’d rather give her to you than to another man. 5 Stay with me.”
Genesis 37:32
Context37:32 Then they brought the special tunic to their father 6 and said, “We found this. Determine now whether it is your son’s tunic or not.”
1 tn The word “take” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text the sentence lacks a verb other than the imperative “hurry.” The elliptical structure of the language reflects Abraham’s haste to get things ready quickly.
2 sn Three measures (Heb “three seahs”) was equivalent to about twenty quarts (twenty-two liters) of flour, which would make a lot of bread. The animal prepared for the meal was far more than the three visitors needed. This was a banquet for royalty. Either it had been a lonely time for Abraham and the presence of visitors made him very happy, or he sensed this was a momentous visit.
3 sn The bread was the simple, round bread made by bedouins that is normally prepared quickly for visitors.
4 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the shepherds) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “Better my giving her to you than my giving her to another man.”
6 tn Heb “and they sent the special tunic and they brought [it] to their father.” The text as it stands is problematic. It sounds as if they sent the tunic on ahead and then came and brought it to their father. Some emend the second verb to a Qal form and read “and they came.” In this case, they sent the tunic on ahead.
