(0.30) | (Gen 34:16) | 2 tn The words “to marry” (and the words “as wives” in the following clause) are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity. |
(0.30) | (Gen 34:6) | 1 tn Heb “went out to Jacob to speak with him.” The words “about Dinah” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity. |
(0.30) | (Gen 30:4) | 2 tn Heb “came to.” The expression בּוֹא אֶל (boʾ ʾel) means “come to” or “approach,” but is also used as a euphemism for sexual relations. |
(0.30) | (Gen 26:2) | 1 sn Do not go down to Egypt. The words echo Gen 12:10, which reports that “Abram went down to Egypt,” but state the opposite. |
(0.30) | (Gen 25:25) | 4 tn Heb “And they called his name Esau.” The name “Esau” (עֵשָׂו, ʿesav) is not etymologically related to שֵׂעָר (seʿar), but it draws on some of the sounds. |
(0.30) | (Gen 25:22) | 3 sn Asked the Lord. In other passages (e.g., 1 Sam 9:9) this expression refers to inquiring of a prophet, but no details are provided here. |
(0.30) | (Gen 24:38) | 1 tn Heb “but to the house of my father you must go and to my family and you must take a wife for my son.” |
(0.30) | (Gen 24:22) | 3 tn The words “and gave them to her” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied (cf. Gen 24:30). |
(0.30) | (Gen 22:23) | 1 tn The disjunctive clause gives information that is important but parenthetical to the narrative. Rebekah would become the wife of Isaac (Gen 24:15). |
(0.30) | (Gen 22:2) | 2 sn Take your son…Isaac. The instructions are very clear, but the details are deliberate. With every additional description the commandment becomes more challenging. |
(0.30) | (Gen 21:24) | 1 tn Heb “I swear.” No object is specified in the Hebrew text, but the content of the oath requested by Abimelech is the implied object. |
(0.30) | (Gen 19:15) | 2 tn Heb “who are found.” The wording might imply he had other daughters living in the city, but the text does not explicitly state this. |
(0.30) | (Gen 18:15) | 1 tn Heb “And he said, ‘No, but you did laugh.’” The referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
(0.30) | (Gen 18:2) | 4 tn The Hebrew preposition עַל (ʿal) indicates the three men were nearby, but not close by, for Abraham had to run to meet them. |
(0.30) | (Gen 17:9) | 1 tn The imperfect tense could be translated “you shall keep” as a binding command, but the obligatory nuance (“must”) captures the binding sense better. |
(0.30) | (Gen 14:13) | 6 tn This parenthetical disjunctive clause explains how Abram came to be living in their territory, but it also explains why they must go to war with Abram. |
(0.30) | (Gen 14:1) | 3 tn Or “king of Goyim.” The Hebrew term גּוֹיִם (goyim) means “nations,” but a number of modern translations merely transliterate the Hebrew (cf. NEB, NIV “Goyim”; NRSV “Goiim”). |
(0.30) | (Gen 13:8) | 1 tn Heb “men, brothers [are] we.” Here “brothers” describes the closeness of the relationship, but could be misunderstood if taken literally, since Abram was Lot’s uncle. |
(0.30) | (Gen 12:7) | 1 tn The same Hebrew term זֶרַע (zeraʿ) may mean “seed” (for planting), “offspring” (occasionally of animals, but usually of people), or “descendants” depending on the context. |
(0.30) | (Gen 11:13) | 1 tn Here and in vv. 15, 16, 19, 21, 23, 25 the word “other” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for stylistic reasons. |