Genesis 19:27

19:27 Abraham got up early in the morning and went ¹  to the place where he had stood before the Lord.

Genesis 22:3

22:3 Early in the morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. ²  He took two of his young servants with him, along with his son Isaac. When he had cut the wood for the burnt offering, he started out ³  for the place God had spoken to him about.

Genesis 24:54

24:54 After this, he and the men who were with him ate a meal and stayed there overnight. ⁴ 

When they got up in the morning, he said, “Let me leave now so I can return to my master.” ⁵ 

Genesis 26:31

26:31 Early in the morning the men made a treaty with each other. ⁶  Isaac sent them off; they separated on good terms. ⁷ 

Psalms 119:60

119:60 I keep your commands

eagerly and without delay. ⁸ 

Proverbs 27:14

27:14 If someone blesses ⁹  his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, ¹⁰ 

it will be counted as a curse to him. ¹¹ 

Ecclesiastes 9:10

9:10 Whatever you find to do with your hands, ¹² 

do it with all your might,

because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, ¹³ 

the place where you will eventually go. ¹⁴ 

[19:27]  ¹ tn The words “and went” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[22:3]  ² tn Heb “Abraham rose up early in the morning and saddled his donkey.”

[22:3]  ³ tn Heb “he arose and he went.”

[24:54]  ⁴ tn Heb “And they ate and drank, he and the men who [were] with him and they spent the night.”

[24:54]  ⁵ tn Heb “Send me away to my master.”

[26:31]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they got up early and they swore an oath, a man to his brother.”

[26:31]  ⁷ tn Heb “and they went from him in peace.”

[119:60]  ⁸ tn Heb “I hurry and I do not delay to keep your commands.”

[27:14]  ⁹ tn The verse begins with the Piel participle from בָּרַךְ (barach). It could be taken as the subject, with the resulting translation: “Blessing…will be counted as a curse.” However, that would be rather awkward. So it is preferable to take the first line as the condition (“if someone blesses”) and the second as the consequence (“[then] it will be counted”).

[27:14]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “rising early in the morning” (so KJV, ASV). The infinitive explains the verb “bless,” giving the circumstances of its action. The individual rises early to give his blessing.

[27:14]  ¹¹ sn The point of the proverb is that loud and untimely greetings are not appreciated. What was given as a “blessing” will be considered a “curse” – the two words being antonyms. The proverb makes the point that how, when, and why they say what they say is important too (D. Kidner, Proverbs [TOTC], 166).

[9:10]  ¹² tn Heb “Whatever your hand finds to do.”

[9:10]  ¹³ tn Heb “Sheol.”

[9:10]  ¹⁴ tn Or “where you are about to go.”