Genesis 13:3

13:3 And he journeyed from place to place ¹  from the Negev as far as Bethel. ²  He returned ³  to the place where he had pitched his tent ⁴  at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai.

Genesis 14:23

14:23 that I will take nothing ⁵  belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal. That way you can never say, ‘It is I ⁶  who made Abram rich.’

Genesis 19:4

19:4 Before they could lie down to sleep, ⁷  all the men – both young and old, from every part of the city of Sodom – surrounded the house. ⁸ 

Genesis 19:11

19:11 Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, from the youngest to the oldest, ⁹  with blindness. The men outside ¹⁰  wore themselves out trying to find the door.

[13:3]  ¹ tn Heb “on his journeys”; the verb and noun combination means to pick up the tents and move from camp to camp.

[13:3]  ² map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[13:3]  ³ tn The words “he returned” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[13:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “where his tent had been.”

[14:23]  ⁵ tn The oath formula is elliptical, reading simply: “…if I take.” It is as if Abram says, “[May the Lord deal with me] if I take,” meaning, “I will surely not take.” The positive oath would add the negative adverb and be the reverse: “[God will deal with me] if I do not take,” meaning, “I certainly will.”

[14:23]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew text adds the independent pronoun (“I”) to the verb form for emphasis.

[19:4]  ⁹ tn The verb שָׁכַב (shakhav) means “to lie down, to recline,” that is, “to go to bed.” Here what appears to be an imperfect is a preterite after the adverb טֶרֶם (terem). The nuance of potential (perfect) fits well.

[19:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, from the young to the old, all the people from the end [of the city].” The repetition of the phrase “men of” stresses all kinds of men.

[19:11]  ¹³ tn Heb “from the least to the greatest.”

[19:11]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the men of Sodom outside the door) has been specified in the translation for clarity.