Kejadian 18:1

Three Special Visitors

18:1 The Lord appeared to Abraham ¹  by the oaks ²  of Mamre while ³  he was sitting at the entrance ⁴  to his tent during the hottest time of the day.

Kejadian 20:1

Abraham and Abimelech

20:1 Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev ⁵  region and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived as a temporary resident ⁶  in Gerar,

Kejadian 29:30

29:30 Jacob ⁷  had marital relations ⁸  with Rachel as well. He loved Rachel more than Leah, so he worked for Laban ⁹  for seven more years. ¹⁰ 

Kejadian 37:25

37:25 When they sat down to eat their food, they looked up ¹¹  and saw ¹²  a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh down to Egypt. ¹³ 

[18:1]  ¹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:1]  ² tn Or “terebinths.”

[18:1]  ³ tn The disjunctive clause here is circumstantial to the main clause.

[18:1]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew noun translated “entrance” is an adverbial accusative of place.

[20:1]  ⁵ tn Or “the South [country]”; Heb “the land of the Negev.”

[20:1]  sn Negev is the name for the southern desert region in the land of Canaan.

[20:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he sojourned.”

[29:30]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[29:30]  ⁸ tn Heb “went in also to Rachel.” The expression “went in to” in this context refers to sexual intercourse, i.e., the consummation of the marriage.

[29:30]  ⁹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Laban) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[29:30]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and he loved also Rachel, more than Leah, and he served with him still seven other years.”

[37:25]  ¹¹ tn Heb “lifted up their eyes.”

[37:25]  ¹² tn Heb “and they saw and look.” By the use of וְהִנֵּה (vÿhinneh, “and look”), the narrator invites the reader to see the event through the eyes of the brothers.

[37:25]  ¹³ tn Heb “and their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh, going to go down to Egypt.”