Genesis 4:3

4:3 At the designated time ¹  Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground for an offering ²  to the Lord.

Genesis 8:18

8:18 Noah went out along with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives.

Genesis 8:22

8:22 “While the earth continues to exist, ³ 

planting time ⁴  and harvest,

cold and heat,

summer and winter,

and day and night will not cease.”

Genesis 24:1

The Wife for Isaac

24:1 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years, ⁵  and the Lord had blessed him ⁶  in everything.

Genesis 29:14

29:14 Then Laban said to him, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” ⁷  So Jacob ⁸  stayed with him for a month. ⁹ 

[4:3]  ¹ tn Heb “And it happened at the end of days.” The clause indicates the passing of a set period of time leading up to offering sacrifices.

[4:3]  ² tn The Hebrew term מִנְחָה (minkhah, “offering”) is a general word for tribute, a gift, or an offering. It is the main word used in Lev 2 for the dedication offering. This type of offering could be comprised of vegetables. The content of the offering (vegetables, as opposed to animals) was not the critical issue, but rather the attitude of the offerer.

[8:22]  ³ tn Heb “yet all the days of the earth.” The idea is “[while there are] yet all the days of the earth,” meaning, “as long as the earth exists.”

[8:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “seed,” which stands here by metonymy for the time when seed is planted.

[24:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “days.”

[24:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “Abraham.” The proper name has been replaced in the translation by the pronoun (“he”) for stylistic reasons.

[29:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “indeed, my bone and my flesh are you.” The expression sounds warm enough, but the presence of “indeed” may suggest that Laban had to be convinced of Jacob’s identity before permitting him to stay. To be one’s “bone and flesh” is to be someone’s blood relative. For example, the phrase describes the relationship between Abimelech and the Shechemites (Judg 9:2; his mother was a Shechemite); David and the Israelites (2 Sam 5:1); David and the elders of Judah (2 Sam 19:12,); and David and his nephew Amasa (2 Sam 19:13, see 2 Sam 17:2; 1 Chr 2:16-17).

[29:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[29:14]  ⁹ tn Heb “a month of days.”