¹ tn Heb “O Lord Yahweh of hosts.” Both titles draw attention to God’s sovereign position.

⁷ tn The imperfect verbal form draws attention to the continuing nature of the enemies’ attacks.

³ tn Or “helps her.” The imperfect draws attention to the generalizing character of the statement.

¹ tn The Hebrew participial form draws attention to the durative nature of the action being described.

¹ tn The active participle draws attention to the ongoing nature of the action.

³ tn The imperfect verbal form draws attention to the regularity of the action.

¹ tn The emphatic pronoun calls attention to Elihu who will answer these questions.

³ tn The expression “set your heart on” means “concentrate your mind on” or “pay attention to.”

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

² tn Heb “heaps, heaps.” Repetition of the noun draws attention to the large number of heaps.

¹ tn Heb “May your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place.”

² tn Heb “and behold” or “and look.” The expression directs attention in order to persuade the hearer.

¹ tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) focuses attention on what is being said as grounds for what follows.

⁴ tn Heb “arise, leave!” The first imperative draws attention to the need for immediate action.

³ tn The imperfect verbal form here draws attention to an action that is underway.

¹ tn The disjunctive clause calls attention to the “uncircumcised male” and what will happen to him.

² tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) is deictic here; it draws attention to the following fact.

³ tn Heb “inclined your ear to hear.” This is idiomatic for “paying attention.” It is often parallel with “listen,” as here, or with “pay attention” (see, e.g., Prov 4:20; 5:1).

² tn The disjunctive clause juxtaposes Rebekah with Jacob and draws attention to the contrast. The verb here is a participle, drawing attention to Rebekah’s continuing, enduring love for her son.

¹ tn Heb “lifted up his eyes and saw.” The expression draws attention to the act of looking, indicating that Lot took a good look. It also calls attention to the importance of what was seen.