Genesis 24:24

24:24 She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom Milcah bore to Nahor. ¹ 

Genesis 29:18

29:18 Since Jacob had fallen in love with ²  Rachel, he said, “I’ll serve you seven years in exchange for your younger daughter Rachel.”

Genesis 31:3

31:3 The Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers ³  and to your relatives. I will be with you.” ⁴ 

Genesis 34:20

34:20 So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate ⁵  of their city and spoke to the men of their city,

Genesis 37:30

37:30 returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy isn’t there! And I, where can I go?”

Genesis 46:18

46:18 These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter. She bore these to Jacob, sixteen in all.

Genesis 46:25

46:25 These were the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter. She bore these to Jacob, seven in all.

Genesis 48:12

48:12 So Joseph moved them from Israel’s knees ⁶  and bowed down with his face to the ground.

[24:24]  ¹ tn Heb “whom she bore to Nahor.” The referent (Milcah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[29:18]  ² tn Heb “Jacob loved.”

[31:3]  ³ tn Or perhaps “ancestors” (so NRSV), although the only “ancestors” Jacob had there were his grandfather Abraham and his father Isaac.

[31:3]  ⁴ sn I will be with you. Though Laban was no longer “with him,” the Lord promised to be.

[34:20]  ⁴ sn The gate. In an ancient Near Eastern city the gate complex was the location for conducting important public business.

[48:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “and Joseph brought them out from with his knees.” The two boys had probably been standing by Israel’s knees when being adopted and blessed. The referent of the pronoun “his” (Israel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.