24:24 She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom Milcah bore to Nahor. 1
31:3 The Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers 3 and to your relatives. I will be with you.” 4
46:18 These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter. She bore these to Jacob, sixteen in all.
46:25 These were the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter. She bore these to Jacob, seven in all.
48:12 So Joseph moved them from Israel’s knees 6 and bowed down with his face to the ground.
1 tn Heb “whom she bore to Nahor.” The referent (Milcah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “Jacob loved.”
3 tn Or perhaps “ancestors” (so NRSV), although the only “ancestors” Jacob had there were his grandfather Abraham and his father Isaac.
4 sn I will be with you. Though Laban was no longer “with him,” the
4 sn The gate. In an ancient Near Eastern city the gate complex was the location for conducting important public business.
5 tn Heb “and Joseph brought them out from with his knees.” The two boys had probably been standing by Israel’s knees when being adopted and blessed. The referent of the pronoun “his” (Israel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.