Genesis 30:1

30:1 When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she ¹  became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children ²  or I’ll die!”

Genesis 30:1

30:1 When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she ³  became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children ⁴  or I’ll die!”

Genesis 18:8-9

18:8 Abraham ⁵  then took some curds and milk, along with the calf that had been prepared, and placed the food ⁶  before them. They ate while ⁷  he was standing near them under a tree.

18:9 Then they asked him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” He replied, “There, ⁸  in the tent.”

Romans 2:8

2:8 but ⁹  wrath and anger to those who live in selfish ambition ¹⁰  and do not obey the truth but follow ¹¹  unrighteousness.

¹ tn Heb “Rachel.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“she”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “sons.”

³ tn Heb “Rachel.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“she”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁴ tn Heb “sons.”

⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn The words “the food” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text the verb has no stated object.

⁷ tn The disjunctive clause is a temporal circumstantial clause subordinate to the main verb.

⁸ tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) often accompanies a gesture of pointing or a focused gaze.

⁹ tn This contrast is clearer and stronger in Greek than can be easily expressed in English.

¹⁰ tn Grk “those who [are] from selfish ambition.”

¹¹ tn Grk “are persuaded by, obey.”