Genesis 1:8

1:8 God called the expanse “sky.” ¹  There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.

Genesis 24:11

24:11 He made the camels kneel down by the well ²  outside the city. It was evening, ³  the time when the women would go out to draw water.

Genesis 24:63

24:63 He ⁴  went out to relax ⁵  in the field in the early evening. ⁶  Then he looked up ⁷  and saw that ⁸  there were camels approaching.

¹ tn Though the Hebrew word can mean “heaven,” it refers in this context to “the sky.”

² tn Heb “well of water.”

³ tn Heb “at the time of evening.”

³ tn Heb “Isaac”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁴ tn The meaning of this Hebrew term is uncertain (cf. NASB, NIV “to meditate”; NRSV “to walk”).

⁵ tn Heb “at the turning of the evening.”

⁶ tn Heb “And he lifted up his eyes.” This idiom emphasizes the careful look Isaac had at the approaching caravan.

⁷ tn Heb “and look.” The clause introduced by the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) invites the audience to view the scene through Isaac’s eyes.