Genesis 19:30

19:30 Lot went up from Zoar with his two daughters and settled in the mountains because he was afraid to live in Zoar. So he lived in a cave with his two daughters.

Genesis 19:35

19:35 So they made their father drunk ¹  that night as well, and the younger one came and had sexual relations with him. ²  But he was not aware that she had sexual relations with him and then got up. ³ 

Genesis 26:20

26:20 the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled ⁴  with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water belongs to us!” So Isaac ⁵  named the well ⁶  Esek ⁷  because they argued with him about it. ⁸ 

Genesis 29:30

29:30 Jacob ⁹  had marital relations ¹⁰  with Rachel as well. He loved Rachel more than Leah, so he worked for Laban ¹¹  for seven more years. ¹² 

Genesis 31:23

31:23 So he took his relatives ¹³  with him and pursued Jacob ¹⁴  for seven days. ¹⁵  He caught up with ¹⁶  him in the hill country of Gilead.

Genesis 32:6

32:6 The messengers returned to Jacob and said, “We went to your brother Esau. He is coming to meet you and has four hundred men with him.”

Genesis 32:25

32:25 When the man ¹⁷  saw that he could not defeat Jacob, ¹⁸  he struck ¹⁹  the socket of his hip so the socket of Jacob’s hip was dislocated while he wrestled with him.

Genesis 35:2

35:2 So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods you have among you. ²⁰  Purify yourselves and change your clothes. ²¹ 

Genesis 35:6

35:6 Jacob and all those who were with him arrived at Luz (that is, Bethel) ²²  in the land of Canaan. ²³ 

Genesis 43:34

43:34 He gave them portions of the food set before him, ²⁴  but the portion for Benjamin was five times greater than the portions for any of the others. They drank with Joseph until they all became drunk. ²⁵ 

Genesis 48:1

Manasseh and Ephraim

48:1 After these things Joseph was told, ²⁶  “Your father is weakening.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him.

[19:35]  ¹ tn Heb “drink wine.”

[19:35]  ² tn Heb “lied down with him.”

[19:35]  ³ tn Heb “And he did not know when she lied down and when she arose.”

[26:20]  ¹ tn The Hebrew verb translated “quarreled” describes a conflict that often has legal ramifications.

[26:20]  ² tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[26:20]  ³ tn Heb “and he called the name of the well.”

[26:20]  ⁴ sn The name Esek means “argument” in Hebrew. The following causal clause explains that Isaac gave the well this name as a reminder of the conflict its discovery had created. In the Hebrew text there is a wordplay, for the name is derived from the verb translated “argued.”

[26:20]  ⁵ tn The words “about it” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[29:30]  ¹ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[29:30]  ² tn Heb “went in also to Rachel.” The expression “went in to” in this context refers to sexual intercourse, i.e., the consummation of the marriage.

[29:30]  ³ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Laban) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[29:30]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he loved also Rachel, more than Leah, and he served with him still seven other years.”

[31:23]  ¹ tn Heb “his brothers.”

[31:23]  ² tn Heb “him”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[31:23]  ³ tn Heb “and he pursued after him a journey of seven days.”

[31:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “drew close to.”

[32:25]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[32:25]  ² tn Heb “him”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[32:25]  ³ tn Or “injured”; traditionally “touched.” The Hebrew verb translated “struck” has the primary meanings “to touch; to reach; to strike.” It can, however, carry the connotation “to harm; to molest; to injure.” God’s “touch” cripples Jacob – it would be comparable to a devastating blow.

[35:2]  ¹ tn Heb “which are in your midst.”

[35:2]  ² sn The actions of removing false gods, becoming ritually clean, and changing garments would become necessary steps in Israel when approaching the Lord in worship.

[35:6]  ¹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[35:6]  ² tn Heb “and Jacob came to Luz which is in the land of Canaan – it is Bethel – he and all the people who were with him.”

[43:34]  ¹ tn Heb “and he lifted up portions from before his face to them.”

[43:34]  ² tn Heb “and they drank and were intoxicated with him” (cf. NIV “drank freely with him”; NEB “grew merry”; NRSV “were merry”). The brothers were apparently relaxed and set at ease, despite Joseph’s obvious favoritism toward Benjamin.

[48:1]  ¹ tn Heb “and one said.” With no expressed subject in the Hebrew text, the verb can be translated with the passive voice.