⁴ tn Heb “she told the riddle to the sons of her people.”

¹ tn Heb “told him and said.” The referent (Moses) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn Heb “and it was told to Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled.”

¹ tn Heb “and the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah.”

¹ tn The words “she told them” are repeated from the first part of the same verse to improve clarity.

² tn Heb “it will be told concerning the Lord to the generation.” The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonay).

⁴ tn Heb “the words which he had spoken to the king, and they told them to their father.”

⁴ tn Heb “and said.” Perhaps the plural subject is indefinite. If so, it could be translated, “they were told.”

¹ tn Heb “and it was told.” The present translation uses “reported,” since this involves information given to a superior.

¹ tn Heb “and one told and said.” The verbs have no expressed subject and can be translated with the passive voice.

² tn Heb “and he told to Laban all these things.” This might mean Jacob told Laban how he happened to be there, but Laban’s response (see v. 14) suggests “all these things” refers to what Jacob had previously told Rachel (see v. 12).

² tn Grk “coming and entering…, he told.” The participles παραγενόμενος (paragenomenos) and εἰσελθών (eiselthōn) have been translated as finite verbs due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁴ sn She sat up. This event is told much like Luke 8:49-56 and Mark 5:35-43. Peter’s ministry mirrored that of Jesus.

² tn Literally a passive construction, “it will be told to you.” This has been converted to another form of passive construction in the translation.

² sn They recognized him. Other than this cryptic remark, it is not told how the two disciples were now able to recognize Jesus.

³ sn The author’s note that the disciples found things just as he had told them shows that Jesus’ word could be trusted.

² sn Exactly as he had told them. Nothing in Luke 19-23 catches Jesus by surprise. Often he directs the action.

³ sn Although the disciples told no one at the time, later they did recount this. The commentary on this scene is 2 Pet 1:17-18.

³ sn The author’s note that the disciples found things just as he had told them shows that Jesus’ word could be trusted.

⁴ tn Heb “you will not believe when it is told.” In this context the force of כִּי (ki) may be “when,” “if,” or “even though.”