Genesis 14:5

14:5 In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings who were his allies came and defeated ¹  the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

Genesis 23:16

23:16 So Abraham agreed to Ephron’s price ²  and weighed ³  out for him ⁴  the price ⁵  that Ephron had quoted ⁶  in the hearing of the sons of Heth – 400 pieces of silver, according to the standard measurement at the time. ⁷ 

Genesis 31:41

31:41 This was my lot ⁸  for twenty years in your house: I worked like a slave ⁹  for you – fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks, but you changed my wages ten times!

Genesis 33:1

Jacob Meets Esau

33:1 Jacob looked up ¹⁰  and saw that Esau was coming ¹¹  along with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.

[14:5]  ¹ tn The Hebrew verb נָכָה (nakhah) means “to attack, to strike, to smite.” In this context it appears that the strike was successful, and so a translation of “defeated” is preferable.

[23:16]  ² tn Heb “listened to Ephron.”

[23:16]  ³ tn Heb “and Abraham weighed out.”

[23:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “to Ephron.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[23:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “silver.”

[23:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “that he had spoken.” The referent (Ephron) has been specified here in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[23:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “passing for the merchant.” The final clause affirms that the measurement of silver was according to the standards used by the merchants of the time.

[31:41]  ³ tn Heb “this to me.”

[31:41]  ⁴ tn Heb “served you,” but in this accusatory context the meaning is more “worked like a slave.”

[33:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “and Jacob lifted up his eyes.”

[33:1]  ⁵ tn Or “and look, Esau was coming.” By the use of the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”), the narrator invites the reader to view the scene through Jacob’s eyes.