Genesis 33:3

33:3 But Jacob ¹  himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached ²  his brother.

Genesis 18:8

18:8 Abraham ³  then took some curds and milk, along with the calf that had been prepared, and placed the food ⁴  before them. They ate while ⁵  he was standing near them under a tree.

Genesis 34:21

34:21 “These men are at peace with us. So let them live in the land and travel freely in it, for the land is wide enough ⁶  for them. We will take their daughters for wives, and we will give them our daughters to marry. ⁷ 

[33:3]  ¹ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:3]  ² tn Heb “until his drawing near unto his brother.” The construction uses the preposition with the infinitive construct to express a temporal clause.

[18:8]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:8]  ⁴ tn The words “the food” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text the verb has no stated object.

[18:8]  ⁵ tn The disjunctive clause is a temporal circumstantial clause subordinate to the main verb.

[34:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “wide on both hands,” that is, in both directions.

[34:21]  ⁶ tn The words “to marry” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.