Discovery Box| (0.38) | (Gen 44:16) | 2 tn The Hitpael form of the verb צָדֵק (tsadeq) here means “to prove ourselves just, to declare ourselves righteous, to prove our innocence.” |
| (0.38) | (Gen 42:7) | 3 tn The verb is denominative, meaning “to buy grain”; the word “food” could simply be the direct object, but may also be an adverbial accusative. |
| (0.38) | (Gen 41:46) | 4 tn Heb “and he passed through all the land of Egypt”; this phrase is interpreted by JPS to mean that Joseph “emerged in charge of the whole land.” |
| (0.38) | (Gen 41:34) | 4 tn Heb “and he shall collect a fifth of the land of Egypt.” The language is figurative (metonymy); it means what the land produces, i.e., the harvest. |
| (0.38) | (Gen 41:32) | 3 tn The clause combines a participle and an infinitive construct: God “is hurrying…to do it,” meaning he is going to do it soon. |
| (0.38) | (Gen 41:15) | 4 tn Heb “you hear a dream to interpret it,” which may mean, “you only have to hear a dream to be able to interpret it.” |
| (0.38) | (Gen 40:4) | 1 sn He served them. This is the same Hebrew verb, meaning “to serve as a personal attendant,” that was translated “became [his] servant” in 39:4. |
| (0.38) | (Gen 40:6) | 1 tn The verb זָעַף (zaʿaf) only occurs here and Dan 1:10. It means “to be sick, to be emaciated,” probably in this case because of depression. |
| (0.38) | (Gen 39:22) | 1 tn Heb “all which they were doing there, he was doing.” This probably means that Joseph was in charge of everything that went on in the prison. |
| (0.38) | (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. |
| (0.38) | (Gen 38:2) | 3 tn Heb “went to her.” The expression בּוֹא אֶל (boʾ ʾel) means “come to” or “approach,” but is also used as a euphemism for sexual relations. |
| (0.38) | (Gen 37:3) | 2 tn Heb “a son of old age was he to him.” This expression means “a son born to him when he [i.e., Jacob] was old.” |
| (0.38) | (Gen 34:25) | 2 tn Heb “and they came upon the city, [which was] secure.” In this case “secure” means the city was caught unprepared and at peace, not expecting an attack. |
| (0.38) | (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. |
| (0.38) | (Gen 32:29) | 4 tn The verb here means that the Lord endowed Jacob with success; he would be successful in everything he did, including meeting Esau. |
| (0.38) | (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. |
| (0.38) | (Gen 32:11) | 5 sn Heb “me, [the] mother upon [the] sons.” The first person pronoun “me” probably means here “me and mine,” as the following clause suggests. |
| (0.38) | (Gen 31:47) | 1 sn Jegar Sahadutha. Laban the Aramean gave the place an Aramaic name which means “witness pile” or “the pile is a witness.” |
| (0.38) | (Gen 31:7) | 1 tn This rare verb means “to make a fool of” someone. It involves deceiving someone so that their public reputation suffers (see Exod 8:25). |
| (0.38) | (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. |
