(0.35) | (Gen 37:5) | 4 tn The construction uses a hendiadys, “they added to hate,” meaning they hated him even more. |
(0.35) | (Gen 37:2) | 1 tn Heb “a son of seventeen years.” The word “son” is in apposition to the name “Joseph.” |
(0.35) | (Gen 35:27) | 2 tn The name “Kiriath Arba” is in apposition to the preceding name, “Mamre.” |
(0.35) | (Gen 34:12) | 2 tn The cohortative expresses Shechem’s resolve to have Dinah as his wife. |
(0.35) | (Gen 32:29) | 2 tn The question uses the enclitic pronoun “this” to emphasize the import of the question. |
(0.35) | (Gen 32:20) | 6 tn Heb “Perhaps he will lift up my face.” In this context the idiom refers to acceptance. |
(0.35) | (Gen 32:13) | 3 sn The Hebrew noun translated gift can in some contexts refer to the tribute paid by a subject to his lord. Such a nuance is possible here because Jacob refers to Esau as his lord and to himself as Esau’s servant (v. 4). |
(0.35) | (Gen 31:30) | 3 tn The infinitive absolute appears before the perfect verbal form to emphasize the degree of emotion involved. |
(0.35) | (Gen 31:26) | 1 tn Heb “and you have stolen my heart.” This expression apparently means “to deceive” (see v. 20). |
(0.35) | (Gen 31:30) | 2 tn The infinitive absolute appears before the perfect verbal form to emphasize the certainty of the action. |
(0.35) | (Gen 31:22) | 1 tn Heb “and it was told to Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled.” |
(0.35) | (Gen 31:18) | 1 tn Heb “drove away,” but this is subject to misunderstanding in contemporary English. |
(0.35) | (Gen 31:13) | 4 tn Heb “arise, leave!” The first imperative draws attention to the need for immediate action. |
(0.35) | (Gen 31:1) | 3 tn Heb “and from that which belonged to our father he has gained all this wealth.” |
(0.35) | (Gen 30:14) | 2 sn Mandrake plants were popularly believed to be an aphrodisiac in the culture of the time. |
(0.35) | (Gen 29:30) | 2 tn Heb “came to” or “approached,” a euphemism for sexual relations. See note at v. 21. |
(0.35) | (Gen 29:23) | 2 tn Heb “to him”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
(0.35) | (Gen 29:23) | 3 tn Heb “came to” or “approached,” a euphemism for sexual relations. See note at v. 21. |
(0.35) | (Gen 28:21) | 1 tn Heb “and I return in peace to the house of my father.” |
(0.35) | (Gen 28:22) | 1 tn The disjunctive clause structure (conjunction + noun/subject) is used to highlight the statement. |