(0.27) | (Gen 39:14) | 2 sn A Hebrew man. Potiphar’s wife raises the ethnic issue when talking to her servants about what their boss had done. |
(0.27) | (Gen 38:26) | 2 tn Heb “and he did not repeat to know her” or “he did not know her again.” Here “know” is a euphemism for sexual relations. |
(0.27) | (Gen 37:36) | 4 sn The expression captain of the guard might indicate that Potiphar was the chief executioner. The noun "guard" derives from a verb meaning to slaughter. |
(0.27) | (Gen 37:22) | 2 sn The verbs translated shed, throw, and lay sound alike in Hebrew; the repetition of similar sounds draws attention to Reuben’s words. |
(0.27) | (Gen 37:20) | 1 tn The Hebrew word can sometimes carry the nuance “evil,” but when used of an animal it refers to a dangerous wild animal. |
(0.27) | (Gen 37:10) | 1 sn The question What is this dream that you had? expresses Jacob’s dismay at what he perceives to be Joseph’s audacity. |
(0.27) | (Gen 36:8) | 1 tn Traditionally “Mount Seir,” but in this case the expression בְּהַר שֵׂעִיר (behar seʿir) refers to the hill country or highlands of Seir. |
(0.27) | (Gen 35:8) | 1 sn Deborah. This woman had been Rebekah’s nurse, but later attached herself to Jacob. She must have been about 180 years old when she died. |
(0.27) | (Gen 35:6) | 2 tn Heb “and Jacob came to Luz which is in the land of Canaan—it is Bethel—he and all the people who were with him.” |
(0.27) | (Gen 35:1) | 3 sn God is calling on Jacob to fulfill his vow he made when he fled from…Esau (see Gen 28:20-22). |
(0.27) | (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. |
(0.27) | (Gen 34:14) | 2 tn The Hebrew word translated “disgrace” usually means “ridicule; taunt; reproach.” It can also refer to the reason the condition of shame or disgrace causes ridicule or a reproach. |
(0.27) | (Gen 34:9) | 2 tn Heb “Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.” In the translation the words “let…marry” and “as wives” are supplied for clarity. |
(0.27) | (Gen 34:5) | 1 tn The two disjunctive clauses in this verse (“Now Jacob heard…and his sons were”) are juxtaposed to indicate synchronic action. |
(0.27) | (Gen 33:10) | 4 sn This is an allusion to the preceding episode (32:22-31) in which Jacob saw the face of God and realized his prayer was answered. |
(0.27) | (Gen 33:14) | 1 tn Heb “and I, I will move along according to my leisure at the foot of the property which is before me and at the foot of the children.” |
(0.27) | (Gen 33:3) | 2 tn Heb “until his drawing near unto his brother.” The construction uses the preposition with the infinitive construct to express a temporal clause. |
(0.27) | (Gen 32:32) | 1 sn On the use of the expression to this day, see B. S. Childs, “A Study of the Formula ‘Until This Day’,” JBL 82 (1963): 279-92. |
(0.27) | (Gen 32:27) | 1 tn Heb “and he said to him.” The referent of the pronoun “he” (the man who wrestled with Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
(0.27) | (Gen 32:13) | 2 tn Heb “and he took from that which was going into his hand,” meaning that he took some of what belonged to him. |