Genesis 34:24

34:24 All the men who assembled at the city gate ¹  agreed with ²  Hamor and his son Shechem. Every male who assembled at the city gate ³  was circumcised.

Genesis 23:18

23:18 as his property in the presence of the sons of Heth before all who entered the gate of Ephron’s city. 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 23:10

23:10 (Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth.) Ephron the Hethite ⁶  replied to Abraham in the hearing ⁷  of the sons of Heth – before all who entered the gate ⁸  of his city –

Genesis 24:60

24:60 They blessed Rebekah with these words: ⁹ 

“Our sister, may you become the mother ¹⁰  of thousands of ten thousands!

May your descendants possess the strongholds ¹¹  of their enemies.”

Genesis 28:17

28:17 He was afraid and said, “What an awesome place this is! This is nothing else than the house of God! This is the gate of heaven!”

Genesis 22:17

22:17 I will indeed bless you, ¹²  and I will greatly multiply ¹³  your descendants ¹⁴  so that they will be as countless as the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession ¹⁵  of the strongholds ¹⁶  of their enemies.

[34:24]  ¹ tn Heb “all those going out the gate of his city.”

[34:24]  ² tn Heb “listened to.”

[34:24]  ³ tn Heb “all those going out the gate of his city.”

[23:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “his city”; the referent (Ephron) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[34:20]  ⁷ sn The gate. In an ancient Near Eastern city the gate complex was the location for conducting important public business.

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

[23:10]  ¹¹ tn Heb “ears.” By metonymy the “ears” stand for the presence or proximity (i.e., within earshot) of the persons named.

[23:10]  ¹² 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.

[24:60]  ¹³ tn Heb “and said to her.”

[24:60]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “become thousands of ten thousands.”

[24:60]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “gate,” which here stands for a walled city. In an ancient Near Eastern city the gate complex was the main area of defense (hence the translation “stronghold”). A similar phrase occurs in Gen 22:17.

[22:17]  ¹⁶ tn The use of the infinitive absolute before the finite verbal form (either an imperfect or cohortative) emphasizes the certainty of the blessing.

[22:17]  ¹⁷ tn Here too the infinitive absolute is used for emphasis before the following finite verb (either an imperfect or cohortative).

[22:17]  ¹⁸ tn The Hebrew term זֶרַע (zera’) occurring here and in v. 18 may mean “seed” (for planting), “offspring” (occasionally of animals, but usually of people), or “descendants” depending on the context.

[22:17]  ¹⁹ tn Or “inherit.”

[22:17]  ²⁰ tn Heb “gate,” which here stands for a walled city. To break through the gate complex would be to conquer the city, for the gate complex was the main area of defense (hence the translation “stronghold”).