Kejadian 8:3

8:3 The waters kept receding steadily ¹  from the earth, so that they ²  had gone down ³  by the end of the 150 days.

Kejadian 47:28

47:28 Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; the years ⁴  of Jacob’s life were 147 in all.

Kejadian 50:22

50:22 Joseph lived in Egypt, along with his father’s family. ⁵  Joseph lived 110 years.

Kejadian 50:26

50:26 So Joseph died at the age of 110. ⁶  After they embalmed him, his body ⁷  was placed in a coffin in Egypt.

[8:3]  ¹ tn The construction combines a Qal preterite from שׁוּב (shuv) with its infinitive absolute to indicate continuous action. The infinitive absolute from הָלָךְ (halakh) is included for emphasis: “the waters returned…going and returning.”

[8:3]  ² tn Heb “the waters.” The pronoun (“they”) has been employed in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[8:3]  ³ tn The vav (ו) consecutive with the preterite here describes the consequence of the preceding action.

[47:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “the days of the years.”

[50:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “he and the house of his father.”

[50:26]  ⁶ tn Heb “son of a hundred and ten years.”

[50:26]  ⁷ tn Heb “he.”