19:29 So when God destroyed 2 the cities of the region, 3 God honored 4 Abraham’s request. He removed Lot 5 from the midst of the destruction when he destroyed 6 the cities Lot had lived in.
23:14 Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
44:6 When the man 9 overtook them, he spoke these words to them.
1 tn The words “the land” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
2 tn The construction is a temporal clause comprised of the temporal indicator, an infinitive construct with a preposition, and the subjective genitive.
3 tn Or “of the plain”; Heb “of the circle,” referring to the “circle” or oval area of the Jordan Valley.
4 tn Heb “remembered,” but this means more than mental recollection here. Abraham’s request (Gen 18:23-32) was that the
5 sn God’s removal of Lot before the judgment is paradigmatic. He typically delivers the godly before destroying their world.
6 tn Heb “the overthrow when [he] overthrew.”
3 tn Heb “and we will ask her mouth.”
4 tn Heb “but they said.” The referent of “they” (Simeon and Levi) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the man who was in charge of Joseph’s household) has been specified in the translation for clarity.