23:10 (Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth.) Ephron the Hethite 1 replied to Abraham in the hearing 2 of the sons of Heth – before all who entered the gate 3 of his city –
36:13 These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons 6 of Esau’s wife Basemath.
36:15 These were the chiefs 7 among the descendants 8 of Esau, the sons of Eliphaz, Esau’s firstborn: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,
1 tn Or perhaps “Hittite,” but see the note on the name “Heth” in v. 3.
2 tn Heb “ears.” By metonymy the “ears” stand for the presence or proximity (i.e., within earshot) of the persons named.
3 sn On the expression all who entered the gate see E. A. Speiser, “‘Coming’ and ‘Going’ at the City Gate,” BASOR 144 (1956): 20-23; and G. Evans, “‘Coming’ and ‘Going’ at the City Gate: A Discussion of Professor Speiser’s Paper,” BASOR 150 (1958): 28-33.
4 tn Following the imperative, the cohortative (with prefixed conjunction) indicates purpose or result.
5 tn Heb “Are you this one, Esau, my son, or not?” On the use of the interrogative particle here, see BDB 210 s.v. הֲ.
7 tn Or “grandsons” (NIV); “descendants” (NEB).
10 tn Or “clan leaders” (so also throughout this chapter).
11 tn Or “sons.”
13 tn Heb “saw Ephraim, the children of the third.”
14 tn Heb “they were born on the knees of Joseph.” This expression implies their adoption by Joseph, which meant that they received an inheritance from him.