1 tn Or perhaps, “covenantal partner” (see 1 Kgs 5:15 HT [5:1 ET]; 2 Chr 20:7).
2 sn Although Abraham and Sarah are distant ancestors of the people the prophet is addressing, they are spoken of as the immediate parents.
3 tn Heb “one”; NLT “was alone”; TEV “was childless.”
4 tn “Bless” may here carry the sense of “endue with potency, reproductive power.” See Gen 1:28.
5 tn Heb “and I made him numerous.”