⁴ tn Heb “go to the girl.”

² tn Grk “She said”; the referent (the girl’s mother) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “hating, you hated.” Once again the girl’s father uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis.

¹ tn Grk “slave girl.” Since the descriptive term “slave girl” was introduced in the translation in the previous verse, it would be redundant to repeat the full expression here.

¹ tn The Greek term here is παιδίσκη (paidiskē), referring to a slave girl or slave woman.

² tn The Greek term here is παιδίσκη (paidiskē), referring to a slave girl or slave woman.

² tn The Greek term here is παιδίσκη (paidiskē), referring to a slave girl or slave woman.

² tn Heb “And they took wives according to their number from the dancing girls whom they abducted.”

¹ tn Or “girls.” The Hebrew indicates they would be female children, making the selection easy.

² tn Or “will be delivered”; Grk “will be saved.” This should not be understood as an expression for full salvation in the immediate context; it refers only to the girl’s healing.

¹ tn Heb “saying, I said.” The first person form of אָמַר (ʾamar, “to say”) sometimes indicates self-reflection. The girl’s father uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis.

³ tn The first imperfect has the force of a definite order, but the second, concerning the girls, could also have the nuance of permission, which may fit better. Pharaoh is simply allowing the girls to live.

² tn The words “slave girl” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the feminine singular form ἄλλη (allē).

² sn In Mark 14:69, the same slave girl made the charge. So apparently Peter was being identified by a variety of people.

³ tn “Her” is first in the Hebrew word order for emphasis. Samson wanted this Philistine girl, no one else. See C. F. Burney, Judges, 357.

² tn Heb “let them seek for my master, the king, a young girl, a virgin.” The third person plural subject of the verb is indefinite (see GKC 460 §144.f). The appositional expression, “a young girl, a virgin,” is idiomatic; the second term specifically defines the more general first term (see IBHS 230 §12.3b).

¹ tn Grk “spoke to the doorkeeper”; her description as a slave girl is taken from the following verse. The noun θυρωρός (thurōros) may be either masculine or feminine, but the article here indicates that it is feminine.

² tn The verb יָעַד (yaʿad) does not mean “betroth, espouse” as some of the earlier translations had it, but “to designate.” When he bought the girl, he designated her for himself, giving her and her family certain expectations.

¹ tn Heb “went out to see.” The verb “to see,” followed by the preposition ב (bet), here has the idea of “look over.” The young girl wanted to meet these women and see what they were like.

⁴ tn Heb “I was despised in her eyes.” The passive verb has been translated as active for stylistic reasons. Sarai was made to feel supplanted and worthless by Hagar the servant girl.