Genesis 7:18

7:18 The waters completely overwhelmed ¹  the earth, and the ark floated ²  on the surface of the waters.

Genesis 16:7

16:7 The Lord’s angel ³  found Hagar near a spring of water in the desert – the spring that is along the road to Shur. ⁴ 

Genesis 40:2

40:2 Pharaoh was enraged with his two officials, ⁵  the cupbearer and the baker,

Genesis 40:21

40:21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his former position ⁶  so that he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand,

Genesis 45:14

45:14 Then he threw himself on the neck of his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.

[7:18]  ¹ tn Heb “and the waters were great and multiplied exceedingly.” The first verb in the sequence is וַיִּגְבְּרוּ (vayyigbÿru, from גָּבַר, gavar), meaning “to become great, mighty.” The waters did not merely rise; they “prevailed” over the earth, overwhelming it.

[7:18]  ² tn Heb “went.”

[16:7]  ³ tn Heb “the messenger of the Lord.” Some identify the angel of the Lord as the preincarnate Christ because in some texts the angel is identified with the Lord himself. However, it is more likely that the angel merely represents the Lord; he can speak for the Lord because he is sent with the Lord’s full authority. In some cases the angel is clearly distinct from the Lord (see Judg 6:11-23). It is not certain if the same angel is always in view. Though the proper name following the noun “angel” makes the construction definite, this may simply indicate that a definite angel sent from the Lord is referred to in any given context. It need not be the same angel on every occasion. Note the analogous expression “the servant of the Lord,” which refers to various individuals in the OT (see BDB 714 s.v. עֶבֶד).

[16:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “And the angel of the Lord found her near the spring of water in the desert, near the spring on the way to Shur.”

[40:2]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew word סָרִיס (saris), used here of these two men and of Potiphar (see 39:1), normally means “eunuch.” But evidence from Akkadian texts shows that in early times the title was used of a court official in general. Only later did it become more specialized in its use.

[40:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “his cupbearing.”