Discovery BoxGenesis 3:3 
Context3:3 but concerning the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the orchard God said, ‘You must not eat from it, and you must not touch it, 1 or else you will die.’” 2
Genesis 6:15
Context6:15 This is how you should make it: The ark is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. 3
Genesis 30:28
Context30:28 He added, “Just name your wages – I’ll pay whatever you want.” 4
1 sn And you must not touch it. The woman adds to God’s prohibition, making it say more than God expressed. G. von Rad observes that it is as though she wanted to set a law for herself by means of this exaggeration (Genesis [OTL], 86).
2 tn The Hebrew construction is פֶּן (pen) with the imperfect tense, which conveys a negative purpose: “lest you die” = “in order that you not die.” By stating the warning in this way, the woman omits the emphatic infinitive used by God (“you shall surely die,” see 2:17).
3 tn Heb “300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.” The standard cubit in the OT is assumed by most authorities to be about 18 inches (45 cm) long.
4 tn Heb “set your wage for me so I may give [it].”
