Discovery BoxGenesis 3:12 
Context3:12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave me, she gave 1 me some fruit 2 from the tree and I ate it.”
Genesis 4:26
Context4:26 And a son was also born to Seth, whom he named Enosh. At that time people 3 began to worship 4 the Lord.
Genesis 25:12
Context25:12 This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, 5 whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham.
Genesis 41:38
Context41:38 So Pharaoh asked his officials, “Can we find a man like Joseph, 6 one in whom the Spirit of God is present?” 7
Genesis 45:4
Context45:4 Joseph said to his brothers, “Come closer to me,” so they came near. Then he said, “I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
Genesis 46:18
Context46:18 These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter. She bore these to Jacob, sixteen in all.
Genesis 46:25
Context46:25 These were the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter. She bore these to Jacob, seven in all.
1 tn The Hebrew construction in this sentence uses an independent nominative absolute (formerly known as a casus pendens). “The woman” is the independent nominative absolute; it is picked up by the formal subject, the pronoun “she” written with the verb (“she gave”). The point of the construction is to throw the emphasis on “the woman.” But what makes this so striking is that a relative clause has been inserted to explain what is meant by the reference to the woman: “whom you gave me.” Ultimately, the man is blaming God for giving him the woman who (from the man’s viewpoint) caused him to sin.
2 tn The words “some fruit” here and the pronoun “it” at the end of the sentence are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied for stylistic reasons.
3 tn The word “people” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation. The construction uses a passive verb without an expressed subject. “To call was begun” can be interpreted to mean that people began to call.
4 tn Heb “call in the name.” The expression refers to worshiping the
5 sn This is the account of Ishmael. The Book of Genesis tends to tidy up the family records at every turning point. Here, before proceeding with the story of Isaac’s family, the narrative traces Ishmael’s family line. Later, before discussing Jacob’s family, the narrative traces Esau’s family line (see Gen 36).
6 tn Heb “like this,” but the referent could be misunderstood to be a man like that described by Joseph in v. 33, rather than Joseph himself. For this reason the proper name “Joseph” has been supplied in the translation.
7 tn The rhetorical question expects the answer “No, of course not!”
