Genesis 29:6

29:6 “Is he well?” ¹  Jacob asked. They replied, “He is well. ²  Now look, here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep.”

Genesis 41:16

41:16 Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “It is not within my power, ³  but God will speak concerning ⁴  the welfare of Pharaoh.” ⁵ 

Genesis 41:1

Joseph’s Rise to Power

41:1 At the end of two full years ⁶  Pharaoh had a dream. ⁷  As he was standing by the Nile,

Genesis 17:17-18

17:17 Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed ⁸  as he said to himself, ⁹  “Can ¹⁰  a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? ¹¹  Can Sarah ¹²  bear a child at the age of ninety?” ¹³  17:18 Abraham said to God, “O that ¹⁴  Ishmael might live before you!” ¹⁵ 

Genesis 17:2

17:2 Then I will confirm my covenant ¹⁶  between me and you, and I will give you a multitude of descendants.” ¹⁷ 

Genesis 18:32

18:32 Finally Abraham ¹⁸  said, “May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”

Genesis 18:1

Three Special Visitors

18:1 The Lord appeared to Abraham ¹⁹  by the oaks ²⁰  of Mamre while ²¹  he was sitting at the entrance ²²  to his tent during the hottest time of the day.

Genesis 2:1

2:1 The heavens and the earth ²³  were completed with everything that was in them. ²⁴ 

Psalms 125:5

125:5 As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path, ²⁵ 

may the Lord remove them, ²⁶  along with those who behave wickedly! ²⁷ 

May Israel experience peace! ²⁸ 

Jeremiah 29:7

29:7 Work to see that the city where I sent you as exiles enjoys peace and prosperity. Pray to the Lord for it. For as it prospers you will prosper.’

Luke 19:42

19:42 saying, “If you had only known on this day, ²⁹  even you, the things that make for peace! ³⁰  But now they are hidden ³¹  from your eyes.

[29:6]  ¹ tn Heb “and he said to them, ‘Is there peace to him?’”

[29:6]  ² tn Heb “peace.”

[41:16]  ³ tn Heb “not within me.”

[41:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “God will answer.”

[41:16]  ⁵ tn The expression שְׁלוֹם פַּרְעֹה (shÿlom par’oh) is here rendered “the welfare of Pharaoh” because the dream will be about life in his land. Some interpret it to mean an answer of “peace” – one that will calm his heart, or give him the answer that he desires (cf. NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[41:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “two years, days.”

[41:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “was dreaming.”

[17:17]  ⁸ sn Laughed. The Hebrew verb used here provides the basis for the naming of Isaac: “And he laughed” is וַיִּצְחָק (vayyitskhaq); the name “Isaac” is יִצְחָק (yitskhaq), “he laughs.” Abraham’s (and Sarah’s, see 18:12) laughter signals disbelief, but when the boy is born, the laughter signals surprise and joy.

[17:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “And he fell on his face and laughed and said in his heart.”

[17:17]  ¹⁰ tn The imperfect verbal form here carries a potential nuance, as it expresses the disbelief of Abraham.

[17:17]  ¹¹ tn Heb “to the son of a hundred years.”

[17:17]  ¹² sn It is important to note that even though Abraham staggers at the announcement of the birth of a son, finding it almost too incredible, he nonetheless calls his wife Sarah, the new name given to remind him of the promise of God (v. 15).

[17:17]  ¹³ tn Heb “the daughter of ninety years.”

[17:18]  ¹⁴ tn The wish is introduced with the Hebrew particle לוּ (lu), “O that.”

[17:18]  ¹⁵ tn Or “live with your blessing.”

[17:2]  ¹⁶ tn Following the imperative, the cohortative indicates consequence. If Abram is blameless, then the Lord will ratify the covenant. Earlier the Lord ratified part of his promise to Abram (see Gen 15:18-21), guaranteeing him that his descendants would live in the land. But the expanded form of the promise, which includes numerous descendants and eternal possession of the land, remains to be ratified. This expanded form of the promise is in view here (see vv. 2b, 4-8). See the note at Gen 15:18 and R. B. Chisholm, “Evidence from Genesis,” A Case for Premillennialism, 35-54.

[17:2]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “I will multiply you exceedingly, exceedingly.” The repetition is emphatic.

[18:32]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:1]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:1]  ²⁰ tn Or “terebinths.”

[18:1]  ²¹ tn The disjunctive clause here is circumstantial to the main clause.

[18:1]  ²² tn The Hebrew noun translated “entrance” is an adverbial accusative of place.

[2:1]  ²³ tn See the note on the phrase “the heavens and the earth” in 1:1.

[2:1]  ²⁴ tn Heb “and all the host of them.” Here the “host” refers to all the entities and creatures that God created to populate the world.

[125:5]  ²⁵ tn Heb “and the ones making their paths twisted.” A sinful lifestyle is compared to a twisting, winding road.

[125:5]  ²⁶ tn Heb “lead them away.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive of prayer here (note the prayers directly before and after this). Another option is to translate, “the Lord will remove them” (cf. NIV, NRSV).

[125:5]  ²⁷ tn Heb “the workers of wickedness.”

[125:5]  ²⁸ tn Heb “peace [be] upon Israel.” The statement is understood as a prayer (see Ps 122:8 for a similar prayer for peace).

[19:42]  ²⁹ sn On this day. They had missed the time of Messiah’s coming; see v. 44.

[19:42]  ³⁰ tn Grk “the things toward peace.” This expression seems to mean “the things that would ‘lead to,’ ‘bring about,’ or ‘make for’ peace.”

[19:42]  ³¹ sn But now they are hidden from your eyes. This becomes an oracle of doom in the classic OT sense; see Luke 13:31-35; 11:49-51; Jer 9:2; 13:7; 14:7. They are now blind and under judgment (Jer 15:5; Ps 122:6).