Genesis 2:2

2:2 By ¹  the seventh day God finished the work that he had been doing, ²  and he ceased ³  on the seventh day all the work that he had been doing.

Genesis 6:16

6:16 Make a roof for the ark and finish it, leaving 18 inches ⁴  from the top. ⁵  Put a door in the side of the ark, and make lower, middle, and upper decks.

Genesis 24:22

24:22 After the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka ⁶  and two gold bracelets weighing ten shekels ⁷  and gave them to her. ⁸ 

Genesis 41:30

41:30 But seven years of famine will occur ⁹  after them, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will devastate ¹⁰  the land.

Genesis 43:2

43:2 When they finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Return, buy us a little more food.”

Genesis 49:33

49:33 When Jacob finished giving these instructions to his sons, he pulled his feet up onto the bed, breathed his last breath, and went ¹¹  to his people.

[2:2]  ¹ tn Heb “on/in the seventh day.”

[2:2]  ² tn Heb “his work which he did [or “made”].”

[2:2]  ³ tn The Hebrew term שָׁבַּת (shabbat) can be translated “to rest” (“and he rested”) but it basically means “to cease.” This is not a rest from exhaustion; it is the cessation of the work of creation.

[6:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “a cubit.”

[6:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “to a cubit you shall finish it from above.” The idea is that Noah was to leave an 18-inch opening from the top for a window for light.

[24:22]  ⁷ sn A beka weighed about 5-6 grams (0.2 ounce).

[24:22]  ⁸ sn A shekel weighed about 11.5 grams (0.4 ounce) although weights varied locally, so these bracelets weighed about 4 ounces (115 grams).

[24:22]  ⁹ tn The words “and gave them to her” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied.

[41:30]  ¹⁰ tn The perfect with the vav consecutive continues the time frame of the preceding participle, which has an imminent future nuance here.

[41:30]  ¹¹ tn The Hebrew verb כָּלָה (kalah) in the Piel stem means “to finish, to destroy, to bring an end to.” The severity of the famine will ruin the land of Egypt.

[49:33]  ¹³ tn Heb “was gathered.”