Genesis 23:10

23:10 (Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth.) Ephron the Hethite ¹  replied to Abraham in the hearing ²  of the sons of Heth – before all who entered the gate ³  of his city –

Genesis 27:21

27:21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come closer so I can touch you, ⁴  my son, and know for certain if you really are my son Esau.” ⁵ 

Genesis 36:13

36:13 These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons ⁶  of Esau’s wife Basemath.

Genesis 36:15

36:15 These were the chiefs ⁷  among the descendants ⁸  of Esau, the sons of Eliphaz, Esau’s firstborn: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,

Genesis 50:23

50:23 Joseph saw the descendants of Ephraim to the third generation. ⁹  He also saw the children of Makir the son of Manasseh; they were given special inheritance rights by Joseph. ¹⁰ 

[23:10]  ¹ tn Or perhaps “Hittite,” but see the note on the name “Heth” in v. 3.

[23:10]  ² tn Heb “ears.” By metonymy the “ears” stand for the presence or proximity (i.e., within earshot) of the persons named.

[23:10]  ³ sn On the expression all who entered the gate see E. A. Speiser, “‘Coming’ and ‘Going’ at the City Gate,” BASOR 144 (1956): 20-23; and G. Evans, “‘Coming’ and ‘Going’ at the City Gate: A Discussion of Professor Speiser’s Paper,” BASOR 150 (1958): 28-33.

[27:21]  ⁴ tn Following the imperative, the cohortative (with prefixed conjunction) indicates purpose or result.

[27:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “Are you this one, Esau, my son, or not?” On the use of the interrogative particle here, see BDB 210 s.v. הֲ.

[36:13]  ⁷ tn Or “grandsons” (NIV); “descendants” (NEB).

[36:15]  ¹⁰ tn Or “clan leaders” (so also throughout this chapter).

[36:15]  ¹¹ tn Or “sons.”

[50:23]  ¹³ tn Heb “saw Ephraim, the children of the third.”

[50:23]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “they were born on the knees of Joseph.” This expression implies their adoption by Joseph, which meant that they received an inheritance from him.