Genesis 14:24

14:24 I will take nothing ¹  except compensation for what the young men have eaten. ²  As for the share of the men who went with me – Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre – let them take their share.”

Genesis 21:10

21:10 So she said to Abraham, “Banish ³  that slave woman and her son, for the son of that slave woman will not be an heir along with my son Isaac!”

Genesis 9:27

9:27 May God enlarge Japheth’s territory and numbers! ⁴ 

May he live ⁵  in the tents of Shem

and may Canaan be his slave!”

Genesis 31:14

31:14 Then Rachel and Leah replied to him, “Do we still have any portion or inheritance ⁶  in our father’s house?

Genesis 31:46

31:46 Then he ⁷  said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” So they brought stones and put them in a pile. ⁸  They ate there by the pile of stones.

Genesis 11:6

11:6 And the Lord said, “If as one people all sharing a common language ⁹  they have begun to do this, then ¹⁰  nothing they plan to do will be beyond them. ¹¹ 

¹ tn The words “I will take nothing” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “except only what the young men have eaten.”

³ tn Heb “drive out.” The language may seem severe, but Sarah’s maternal instincts sensed a real danger in that Ishmael was not treating Isaac with the proper respect.

⁵ tn Heb “may God enlarge Japheth.” The words “territory and numbers” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn In this context the prefixed verbal form is a jussive (note the distinct jussive forms both before and after this in vv. 26 and 27).

⁷ tn The two nouns may form a hendiadys, meaning “a share in the inheritance” or “a portion to inherit.”

⁹ tn Heb “Jacob”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹⁰ sn The Hebrew word for “pile” is גַּל (gal), which sounds like the name “Galeed” (גַּלְעֵד, gal’ed). See v. 48.

¹¹ tn Heb “and one lip to all of them.”

¹² tn Heb “and now.” The foundational clause beginning with הֵן (hen) expresses the condition, and the second clause the result. It could be rendered “If this…then now.”

¹³ tn Heb “all that they purpose to do will not be withheld from them.”