³ tn Heb “knew,” in the sexual sense.

² tn Heb “kneel down over her,” an idiom for sexual relations.

³ tn Heb “lie down with,” a euphemism for sexual relations.

¹ tn Heb “knew,” a frequent euphemism for sexual relations.

¹ tn Heb “knew,” a frequent euphemism for sexual relations.

² tn Heb “the man knew,” a frequent euphemism for sexual relations.

¹ tn This is a cognate noun of the verb translated “sexual immorality” earlier in the verse, but here the qualifier “sexual” has not been repeated for stylistic reasons.

¹ tn Grk “than to burn,” a figure of speech referring to unfulfilled sexual passion.

¹ tn Or possibly “by one act of sexual intercourse.” See D. Moo, Romans (NICNT), 579.

⁷ tn Heb “enter.” The Hebrew term בּוֹא (boʾ) is also a sexual metaphor.

² tn The word for “shameful act” is used especially for sexual offenses (cf. Lev 18:27).

¹ tn Heb “lie with me” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV); NCV “come and have sexual relations with me.”

² tn Heb “and he lay with her.” The phrase is a euphemism for sexual relations.

³ tn Heb “Elkanah knew his wife.” The Hebrew expression is a euphemism for sexual relations.

² tn Heb “lies down with,” a euphemism for going to bed for sexual relations.

⁴ tn Heb “he went to” or “approached.” This expression is a euphemism for sexual relations.

¹ tn Heb “go to” or “approach.” Here the expression is a euphemism for sexual relations.

² tn Heb “came to” or “approached,” a euphemism for sexual relations. See note at v. 21.

³ tn Heb “came to” or “approached,” a euphemism for sexual relations. See note at v. 21.

² tn Heb “to lie with.” The phrase is a euphemism for sexual relations.