¹ sn A quotation from Gen 12:1.

⁴ sn See 1:21 for a related concept.

² sn See the note on synagogue in 1:21.

² sn See the note on synagogue in 1:21.

³ sn See the note on synagogue in 1:21.

¹ sn See the note on synagogue in 1:21.

³ sn See the note on synagogue in 1:21.

¹ tn The passive singular verb (Hophal) is used with a plural subject (see GKC 388 §121.b).

² tn Or “Joseph had his father summoned” (BDAG 121 s.v. ἀποστέλλω 2.b).

² sn Jebus was an older name for the city of Jerusalem (cf. Josh 15:8; Judg 1:21).

¹ tn The preposition מִן (min) is used to express the cause (see GKC 389 §121.f).

² tn “Ten” is here a round figure, emphasizing the complete testing. But see F. V. Winnett, The Mosaic Tradition, 121-54.

¹ sn The prince of the army may refer to God (cf. “whose sanctuary” later in the verse) or to the angel Michael (cf. 12:1).

² sn The synagogue was a place for Jewish prayer and worship, with recognized leadership. See also the note on synagogue in 1:21.

³ sn The word translated present path is the same as that which has been translated [this] age in 1:21 (αἰών, aiwn).

² sn The archangel Michael had a special role in protecting the nation of Israel in the OT (Dan 10:13, 21; 12:1; see also Jude 9).

² sn On the making of covenants in Genesis, see W. F. Albright, “The Hebrew Expression for ‘Making a Covenant’ in Pre-Israelite Documents,” BASOR 121 (1951): 21-22.

² tn The infinitive absolute functions as the finite verb here, and “every male” could be either the object or the subject (see GKC 347 §113.gg and 387 §121.a).

² tn The verb וַיָּרֻם (vayyarum) is equivalent to a passive – “it was changed” – to which “worms” is added as an accusative of result (GKC 388-89 §121.d, n. 2).

¹ tn Heb “morning by morning.” This is an example of the repetition of words to express the distributive sense; here the meaning is “every morning” (see GKC 388 §121.c).