Discovery BoxGenesis 24:5 
Context24:5 The servant asked him, “What if the woman is not willing to come back with me 1 to this land? Must I then 2 take your son back to the land from which you came?”
Genesis 24:37
Context24:37 My master made me swear an oath. He said, ‘You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living,
Genesis 26:11
Context26:11 So Abimelech commanded all the people, “Whoever touches 3 this man or his wife will surely be put to death.” 4
Genesis 27:14
Context27:14 So he went and got the goats 5 and brought them to his mother. She 6 prepared some tasty food, just the way his father loved it.
Genesis 27:18
Context27:18 He went to his father and said, “My father!” Isaac 7 replied, “Here I am. Which are you, my son?” 8
Genesis 18:2
Context18:2 Abraham 9 looked up 10 and saw 11 three men standing across 12 from him. When he saw them 13 he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed low 14 to the ground. 15
Genesis 18:32
Context18:32 Finally Abraham 16 said, “May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
Genesis 20:5
Context20:5 Did Abraham 17 not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, 18 ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this with a clear conscience 19 and with innocent hands!”
Genesis 24:65
Context24:65 and asked 20 Abraham’s servant, 21 “Who is that man walking in the field toward us?” “That is my master,” the servant replied. 22 So she took her veil and covered herself.
1 tn Heb “to go after me.”
2 tn In the Hebrew text the construction is emphatic; the infinitive absolute precedes the imperfect. However, it is difficult to reflect this emphasis in an English translation.
3 tn Heb “strikes.” Here the verb has the nuance “to harm in any way.” It would include assaulting the woman or killing the man.
4 tn The use of the infinitive absolute before the imperfect makes the construction emphatic.
5 tn The words “the goats” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
6 tn Heb “his mother.” This has been replaced by the pronoun “she” in the translation for stylistic reasons.
7 tn Heb “and he said”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
8 sn Which are you, my son? Isaac’s first question shows that the deception is going to require more subterfuge than Rebekah had anticipated. Jacob will have to pull off the deceit.
9 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
10 tn Heb “lifted up his eyes.”
11 tn Heb “and saw, and look.” The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) draws attention to what he saw. The drawn-out description focuses the reader’s attention on Abraham’s deliberate, fixed gaze and indicates that what he is seeing is significant.
12 tn The Hebrew preposition עַל (’al) indicates the three men were nearby, but not close by, for Abraham had to run to meet them.
13 tn The pronoun “them” has been supplied in the translation for clarification. In the Hebrew text the verb has no stated object.
14 tn The form וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ (vayyishtakhu, “and bowed low”) is from the verb הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה (hishtakhavah, “to worship, bow low to the ground”). It is probably from a root חָוָה (khavah), though some derive it from שָׁחָה (shakhah).
15 sn The reader knows this is a theophany. The three visitors are probably the
16 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
17 tn Heb “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
18 tn Heb “and she, even she.”
19 tn Heb “with the integrity of my heart.”
20 tn Heb “and she said to.”
21 tn Heb “the servant.” The word “Abraham’s” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
22 tn Heb “and the servant said.” The order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.
