Genesis 13:2

13:2 (Now Abram was very wealthy ¹  in livestock, silver, and gold.) ² 

Genesis 18:20

18:20 So the Lord said, “The outcry against ³  Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so blatant ⁴ 

Genesis 34:19

34:19 The young man did not delay in doing what they asked ⁵  because he wanted Jacob’s daughter Dinah ⁶  badly. (Now he was more important ⁷  than anyone in his father’s household.) ⁸ 

Genesis 48:10

48:10 Now Israel’s eyes were failing ⁹  because of his age; he was not able to see well. So Joseph ¹⁰  brought his sons ¹¹  near to him, and his father ¹²  kissed them and embraced them.

[13:2]  ¹ tn Heb “heavy.”

[13:2]  ² tn This parenthetical clause, introduced by the vav (ו) disjunctive (translated “now”), provides information necessary to the point of the story.

[18:20]  ³ tn Heb “the outcry of Sodom,” which apparently refers to the outcry for divine justice from those (unidentified persons) who observe its sinful ways.

[18:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “heavy.”

[34:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “doing the thing.”

[34:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “Jacob’s daughter.” The proper name “Dinah” is supplied in the translation for clarity.

[34:19]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew verb כָּבֵד (kaved), translated “was…important,” has the primary meaning “to be heavy,” but here carries a secondary sense of “to be important” (that is, “heavy” in honor or respect).

[34:19]  ⁸ tn The parenthetical disjunctive clause explains why the community would respond to him (see vv. 20-24).

[48:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “heavy.”

[48:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[48:10]  ⁹ tn Heb “them”; the referent (Joseph’s sons) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[48:10]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Joseph’s father) has been specified in the translation for clarity.