Kejadian 43:17

43:17 The man did just as Joseph said; he ¹  brought the men into Joseph’s house. ² 

Kejadian 10:11

10:11 From that land he went ³  to Assyria, ⁴  where he built Nineveh, ⁵  Rehoboth-Ir, ⁶  Calah, ⁷ 

[43:17]  ¹ tn Heb “the man.” This has been replaced in the translation by the pronoun “he” for stylistic reasons.

[43:17]  ² sn This verse is a summary statement. The next verses delineate intermediate steps (see v. 24) in the process.

[10:11]  ³ tn The subject of the verb translated “went” is probably still Nimrod. However, it has also been interpreted that “Ashur went,” referring to a derivative power.

[10:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “Asshur.”

[10:11]  ⁵ sn Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city situated on the Tigris River.

[10:11]  ⁶ sn The name Rehoboth-Ir means “and broad streets of a city,” perhaps referring to a suburb of Nineveh.

[10:11]  ⁷ sn Calah (modern Nimrud) was located twenty miles north of Nineveh.