² tn Or “the whole family.”

⁶ tn Or “family,” “lineage.”

² tn Or “families”; Heb “houses.”

¹ tn Heb “clan” or “extended family.”

² tn Heb “families of the nations.”

¹ tn Heb “the heads of their families.”

¹ tn Heb “house,” meaning “family” by metonymy.

⁴ tn Or “families,” and so throughout the genealogy.

¹ sn Psalm 133. The psalmist affirms the benefits of family unity.

² tn Heb “house” (so NAB, NRSV); NCV, TEV, CEV “family.”

¹ tn Heb “all his house”; CEV “anyone else in your family.”

¹ tn Or “generations” (so KJV, NASB); NIV, NLT “family line.”

³ tn Cf. NIV, NCV “The Family of the Unsandaled.”

² tn Or “to his family”; or “to his clan.”

³ tn Heb “your kinsman redeemer.” A גֹּאֵל (goʾel, “kinsman redeemer”) was a protector of the extended family’s interests.

² sn Eliakim’s authority, though seemingly secure, will eventually be removed, and with it his family’s prominence.

¹ tn Heb “house.” The term “house” is a metonymy of subject, referring to their contents: families and family life.

¹ tn Heb “my kindred” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NAB “my race”; NIV “my family”; NLT “my people and my family.”

¹ 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).

⁷ tn The Greek term “brother” literally refers to family relationships, but here it is used in a broader sense to connote familial relationships within the family of God (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.a).