Genesis 4:6

4:6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why is your expression downcast?

Genesis 15:3

15:3 Abram added, ¹  “Since ²  you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!” ³ 

Genesis 18:26

18:26 So the Lord replied, “If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”

Genesis 20:2

20:2 Abraham said about his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her.

Genesis 21:31

21:31 That is why he named that place ⁴  Beer Sheba, ⁵  because the two of them swore ⁶  an oath there.

Genesis 29:21

29:21 Finally Jacob said ⁷  to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. ⁸  I want to have marital relations with her.” ⁹ 

Genesis 29:26

29:26 “It is not our custom here,” ¹⁰  Laban replied, “to give the younger daughter in marriage ¹¹  before the firstborn.

Genesis 31:9

31:9 In this way God has snatched away your father’s livestock and given them to me.

Genesis 31:44

31:44 So now, come, let’s make a formal agreement, ¹²  you and I, and it will be ¹³  proof that we have made peace.” ¹⁴ 

Genesis 37:31

37:31 So they took Joseph’s tunic, killed a young goat, ¹⁵  and dipped the tunic in the blood.

Genesis 40:3

40:3 so he imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard in the same facility where Joseph was confined.

Genesis 44:14

44:14 So Judah and his brothers ¹⁶  came back to Joseph’s house. He was still there, ¹⁷  and they threw themselves to the ground before him.

[15:3]  ¹ tn Heb “And Abram said.”

[15:3]  ² tn The construction uses הֵן (hen) to introduce the foundational clause (“since…”), and וְהִנֵּה (vÿhinneh) to introduce the main clause (“then look…”).

[15:3]  ³ tn Heb “is inheriting me.”

[21:31]  ¹ tn Heb “that is why he called that place.” Some translations render this as an impersonal passive, “that is why that place was called.”

[21:31]  ² sn The name Beer Sheba (בְּאֵר שָׁבַע, bÿ’er shava’) means “well of the oath” or “well of the seven.” Both the verb “to swear” and the number “seven” have been used throughout the account. Now they are drawn in as part of the explanation of the significance of the name.

[21:31]  ³ sn The verb forms a wordplay with the name Beer Sheba.

[29:21]  ¹ tn Heb “and Jacob said.”

[29:21]  ² tn Heb “my days are fulfilled.”

[29:21]  ³ tn Heb “and I will go in to her.” The verb is a cohortative; it may be subordinated to the preceding request, “that I may go in,” or it may be an independent clause expressing his desire. The verb “go in” in this context refers to sexual intercourse (i.e., the consummation of the marriage).

[29:26]  ¹ tn Heb “and Laban said, ‘It is not done so in our place.’” The order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[29:26]  ² tn Heb “to give the younger.” The words “daughter” and “in marriage” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[31:44]  ¹ tn Heb “cut a covenant.”

[31:44]  ² tn The verb הָיָה (hayah) followed by the preposition לְ (lÿ) means “become.”

[31:44]  ³ tn Heb “and it will become a witness between me and you.”

[37:31]  ¹ sn It was with two young goats that Jacob deceived his father (Gen 27:9); now with a young goat his sons continue the deception that dominates this family.

[44:14]  ¹ sn Judah and his brothers. The narrative is already beginning to bring Judah to the forefront.

[44:14]  ² tn The disjunctive clause here provides supplemental information.