² tn Or “Joseph had his father summoned” (BDAG 121 s.v. ἀποστέλλω 2.b).

¹ tn Grk “summoned them”; the referent (the children) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn The deictic particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “behold”) summons attention; it has the sense of “consider, look.”

¹ sn Summon…Nathan. Nathan must have left the room when Bathsheba reentered.

² sn Summon Bathsheba. Bathsheba must have left the room when Nathan arrived (see 1:22).

¹ tn The verb קָרָא (qaraʾ) followed by the lamed (ל) preposition has the meaning “to summon.”

¹ tn Heb “and Pharaoh sent and called,” indicating a summons to the royal court.

² tn The verb קָרָא (qaraʾ) followed by the preposition ל (lamed) means “to summon.”

¹ tn Heb “And Abimelech rose early in the morning and he summoned.”

³ tn The words “to him” are not in the Greek text but are implied. L&N 33.311 has for the verb μετακαλέομαι (metakaleomai) “to summon someone, with considerable insistence and authority—‘to summon, to tell to come.’”

² tn The Piel preterite וַיְמַהֵר (vayemaher) could be translated “and he hastened,” but here it is joined with the following infinitive construct to form the hendiadys. “He hurried to summon” means “He summoned quickly.”

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the summons by the fourth creature.

² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the summons by the third creature.

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the royal summons.

² tn Grk “summoning.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesamenos) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

¹ sn Psalm 98. The psalmist summons the whole earth to praise God because he reveals his justice and delivers Israel.

¹ tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation for clarification. God’s summons to the defendant follows.

¹ tn The verb קָרָא (qaraʾ) followed by the ל (lamed) preposition means “to summon.” Contrast Ps 123:2.

² tn The Hiphil imperfect in the apodosis of this conditional sentence expresses what would (not) happen if God answered the summons.

¹ tn Heb “he summoned the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen men, accomplished in war.”