Genesis 4:16

4:16 So Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and lived in the land of Nod, ¹  east of Eden.

Genesis 8:7

8:7 and sent out a raven; it kept flying ²  back and forth until the waters had dried up on the earth.

Genesis 24:63

24:63 He ³  went out to relax ⁴  in the field in the early evening. ⁵  Then he looked up ⁶  and saw that ⁷  there were camels approaching.

Genesis 25:25

25:25 The first came out reddish ⁸  all over, ⁹  like a hairy ¹⁰  garment, so they named him Esau. ¹¹ 

Genesis 39:12

39:12 She grabbed him by his outer garment, saying, “Have sex with me!” But he left his outer garment in her hand and ran ¹²  outside. ¹³ 

Genesis 39:15

39:15 When he heard me raise ¹⁴  my voice and scream, he left his outer garment beside me and ran outside.”

Genesis 44:28

44:28 The first disappeared ¹⁵  and I said, “He has surely been torn to pieces.” I have not seen him since.

[4:16]  ¹ sn The name Nod means “wandering” in Hebrew (see vv. 12, 14).

[8:7]  ² tn Heb “and it went out, going out and returning.” The Hebrew verb יָצָא (yatsa’), translated here “flying,” is modified by two infinitives absolute indicating that the raven went back and forth.

[24:63]  ³ tn Heb “Isaac”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[24:63]  ⁴ tn The meaning of this Hebrew term is uncertain (cf. NASB, NIV “to meditate”; NRSV “to walk”).

[24:63]  ⁵ tn Heb “at the turning of the evening.”

[24:63]  ⁶ tn Heb “And he lifted up his eyes.” This idiom emphasizes the careful look Isaac had at the approaching caravan.

[24:63]  ⁷ tn Heb “and look.” The clause introduced by the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) invites the audience to view the scene through Isaac’s eyes.

[25:25]  ⁴ sn Reddish. The Hebrew word translated “reddish” is אַדְמוֹנִי (’admoni), which forms a wordplay on the Edomites, Esau’s descendants. The writer sees in Esau’s appearance at birth a sign of what was to come. After all, the reader has already been made aware of the “nations” that were being born.

[25:25]  ⁵ tn Heb “all of him.”

[25:25]  ⁶ sn Hairy. Here is another wordplay involving the descendants of Esau. The Hebrew word translated “hairy” is שֵׂעָר (se’ar); the Edomites will later live in Mount Seir, perhaps named for its wooded nature.

[25:25]  ⁷ tn Heb “And they called his name Esau.” The name “Esau” (עֵשָׂו, ’esav) is not etymologically related to שֵׂעָר (se’ar), but it draws on some of the sounds.

[39:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “he fled and he went out.” The construction emphasizes the point that Joseph got out of there quickly.

[39:12]  ⁶ sn For discussion of this episode, see A. M. Honeyman, “The Occasion of Joseph’s Temptation,” VT 2 (1952): 85-87.

[39:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “that I raised.”

[44:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “went forth from me.”