Genesis 24:31

24:31 Laban said to him, ¹  “Come, you who are blessed by the Lord! ²  Why are you standing out here when I have prepared ³  the house and a place for the camels?”

Daniel 7:28

7:28 “This is the conclusion of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and the color drained from my face. ⁴  But I kept the matter to myself.” ⁵ 

Luke 2:19

2:19 But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering in her heart what they might mean. ⁶ 

Luke 2:51

2:51 Then ⁷  he went down with them and came to Nazareth, ⁸  and was obedient ⁹  to them. But ¹⁰  his mother kept all these things ¹¹  in her heart. ¹² 

¹ tn Heb “and he said.” The referent (Laban) has been specified and the words “to him” supplied in the translation for clarity.

² sn Laban’s obsession with wealth is apparent; to him it represents how one is blessed by the Lord. Already the author is laying the foundation for subsequent events in the narrative, where Laban’s greed becomes his dominant characteristic.

³ tn The disjunctive clause is circumstantial.

⁴ tn Aram “my brightness was changing on me.”

⁵ tn Aram “in my heart.”

⁶ tn The term συμβάλλουσα (sumballousa) suggests more than remembering. She is trying to put things together here (Josephus, Ant. 2.5.3 [2.72]). The words “what they might mean” have been supplied in the translation to make this clear. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁸ map For location see Map1-D3; Map2-C2; Map3-D5; Map4-C1; Map5-G3.

⁹ tn Or “was submitting.”

¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast.

¹¹ tn Or “all these words.”

¹² sn On the phrase his mother kept all these things in her heart compare Luke 2:19.