Text -- Genesis 31:35 (NET)

31:35 Rachel said to her father, “Don’t be angry, my lord. I cannot stand up in your presence because I am having my period.” So he searched thoroughly, but did not find the idols.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Gen 31:35

¹ tn Heb “she”; the referent (Rachel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “let it not be hot in the eyes of my lord.” This idiom refers to anger, in this case as a result of Rachel’s failure to stand in the presence of her father as a sign of respect.

³ tn Heb “I am unable to rise.”

⁴ tn Heb “the way of women is to me.” This idiom refers to a woman’s menstrual period.

⁵ tn The word “thoroughly” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.