Kejadian 29:9

29:9 While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was tending them. ¹ 

Kejadian 33:20

33:20 There he set up an altar and called it “The God of Israel is God.” ² 

Kejadian 36:43

36:43 chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements ³  in the land they possessed. This was Esau, the father of the Edomites.

Kejadian 40:18

40:18 Joseph replied, “This is its meaning: The three baskets represent ⁴  three days.

Kejadian 42:11-12

42:11 We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men! Your servants are not spies.”

42:12 “No,” he insisted, “but you have come to see if our land is vulnerable.” ⁵ 

[29:9]  ¹ tn Heb “was a shepherdess.”

[33:20]  ² tn Heb “God, the God of Israel.” Rather than translating the name, a number of modern translations merely transliterate it from the Hebrew as “El Elohe Israel” (cf. NIV, NRSV, REB). It is not entirely clear how the name should be interpreted grammatically. One option is to supply an equative verb, as in the translation: “The God of Israel [is] God.” Another interpretive option is “the God of Israel [is] strong [or “mighty”].” Buying the land and settling down for a while was a momentous step for the patriarch, so the commemorative naming of the altar is significant.

[36:43]  ³ tn Or perhaps “territories”; Heb “dwelling places.”

[40:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “the three baskets [are].”

[42:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he said, ‘No, for the nakedness of the land you have come to see.’” The order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged in the translation for clarity.