Genesis 1:10

1:10 God called the dry ground “land” ¹  and the gathered waters he called “seas.” God saw that it was good.

Genesis 4:3

4:3 At the designated time ²  Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground for an offering ³  to the Lord.

Genesis 8:10

8:10 He waited seven more days and then sent out the dove again from the ark.

Genesis 21:4

21:4 When his son Isaac was eight days old, ⁴  Abraham circumcised him just as God had commanded him to do. ⁵ 

Genesis 24:55

24:55 But Rebekah’s ⁶  brother and her mother replied, “Let the girl stay with us a few more days, perhaps ten. Then she can go.”

Genesis 27:44

27:44 Live with him for a little while ⁷  until your brother’s rage subsides.

Genesis 29:14

29:14 Then Laban said to him, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” ⁸  So Jacob ⁹  stayed with him for a month. ¹⁰ 

Genesis 37:34

37:34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, ¹¹  and mourned for his son many days.

Genesis 40:4

40:4 The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be their attendant, and he served them. ¹² 

They spent some time in custody. ¹³ 

Genesis 40:12

40:12 “This is its meaning,” Joseph said to him. “The three branches represent ¹⁴  three days.

Genesis 40:18

40:18 Joseph replied, “This is its meaning: The three baskets represent ¹⁵  three days.

Genesis 41:1

Joseph’s Rise to Power

41:1 At the end of two full years ¹⁶  Pharaoh had a dream. ¹⁷  As he was standing by the Nile,

Genesis 49:13

49:13 Zebulun will live ¹⁸  by the haven of the sea

and become a haven for ships;

his border will extend to Sidon. ¹⁹ 

[1:10]  ¹ tn Heb “earth,” but here the term refers to the dry ground as opposed to the sea.

[4:3]  ² tn Heb “And it happened at the end of days.” The clause indicates the passing of a set period of time leading up to offering sacrifices.

[4:3]  ³ tn The Hebrew term מִנְחָה (minkhah, “offering”) is a general word for tribute, a gift, or an offering. It is the main word used in Lev 2 for the dedication offering. This type of offering could be comprised of vegetables. The content of the offering (vegetables, as opposed to animals) was not the critical issue, but rather the attitude of the offerer.

[21:4]  ³ tn Heb “Isaac his son, the son of eight days.” The name “Isaac” is repeated in the translation for clarity.

[21:4]  ⁴ sn Just as God had commanded him to do. With the birth of the promised child, Abraham obeyed the Lord by both naming (Gen 17:19) and circumcising Isaac (17:12).

[24:55]  ⁴ tn Heb “her”; the referent (Rebekah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:44]  ⁵ tn Heb “a few days.” Rebekah probably downplays the length of time Jacob will be gone, perhaps to encourage him and assure him that things will settle down soon. She probably expects Esau’s anger to die down quickly. However, Jacob ends up being gone twenty years and he never sees Rebekah again.

[29:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “indeed, my bone and my flesh are you.” The expression sounds warm enough, but the presence of “indeed” may suggest that Laban had to be convinced of Jacob’s identity before permitting him to stay. To be one’s “bone and flesh” is to be someone’s blood relative. For example, the phrase describes the relationship between Abimelech and the Shechemites (Judg 9:2; his mother was a Shechemite); David and the Israelites (2 Sam 5:1); David and the elders of Judah (2 Sam 19:12,); and David and his nephew Amasa (2 Sam 19:13, see 2 Sam 17:2; 1 Chr 2:16-17).

[29:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[29:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “a month of days.”

[37:34]  ⁷ tn Heb “and put sackcloth on his loins.”

[40:4]  ⁸ sn He served them. This is the same Hebrew verb, meaning “to serve as a personal attendant,” that was translated “became [his] servant” in 39:4.

[40:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “they were days in custody.”

[40:12]  ⁹ tn Heb “the three branches [are].”

[40:18]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the three baskets [are].”

[41:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “two years, days.”

[41:1]  ¹² tn Heb “was dreaming.”

[49:13]  ¹² tn The verb שָׁכַן (shakhan) means “to settle,” but not necessarily as a permanent dwelling place. The tribal settlements by the sea would have been temporary and not the tribe’s territory.

[49:13]  ¹³ map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.