¹ tn Heb “bore.”

² tn Or “bore witness.”

¹ tn Heb “bore him Genubath his son.”

¹ tn Heb “that two sons my wife bore to me.”

² tn Heb “and she bore for Jacob a son.”

² tn Heb “to the one who bore him.” Because the participle is feminine singular in Hebrew, this has been translated as “the mother who bore him.”

¹ tn Heb “and Zilpah, the servant of Leah, bore a second son for Jacob.”

¹ tn Heb “and Zilpah, the servant of Leah, bore for Jacob a son.”

¹ tn Heb “and Abram called the name of his son whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.”

¹ tn Heb “and she became pregnant again and Bilhah, the servant of Rachel, bore a second son for Jacob.”

¹ tn Or “bore a grudge against” (cf. NAB, NASB, NIV). The Hebrew verb שָׂטַם (satam) describes persistent hatred.

¹ tn Heb “whom Milcah bore to him.” The referent (Nahor) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn Heb “whom she bore to Nahor.” The referent (Milcah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tc The LXX adds here the following words: “And she became a wife to Rehoboam the son of Solomon and bore to him Abia.”

¹ tn Heb “and she bore a sixth son for Jacob,” i.e., this was the sixth son that Leah had given Jacob.

³ tn Heb “and she bore for Jacob a fifth son,” i.e., this was the fifth son that Leah had given Jacob.

² tn Heb “and may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, from the offspring whom the Lord gives to you from this young woman.”

¹ tn Heb “who she bore him to Levi.” The verb has no expressed subject. Either one could be supplied, such as “her mother,” or it could be treated as a passive.

² sn The twelve names were those of Israel’s sons. The idea was not the remembrance of the twelve sons as such, but the twelve tribes that bore their names.

¹ tn This term is often mistakenly understood to refer to a “eunuch.” It is clear, however, in Gen 39:1 that “eunuchs” could be married. On the other hand, it is clear from Isa 59:3-5 that some who bore this title could not have children. In this period, it is possible that the persons who bore this title were high officials like the rab saris, who was a high official in the Babylonian court (cf. Jer 39:3, 13; 52:25). For further references see HALOT 727 s.v. סָרִיס 1.c.