Kejadian 2:3

2:3 God blessed the seventh day and made it holy ¹  because on it he ceased all the work that he ²  had been doing in creation. ³ 

Kejadian 29:18

29:18 Since Jacob had fallen in love with ⁴  Rachel, he said, “I’ll serve you seven years in exchange for your younger daughter Rachel.”

Kejadian 33:18

33:18 After he left Paddan Aram, Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped near ⁵  the city.

Kejadian 35:8

35:8 (Deborah, ⁶  Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel; thus it was named ⁷  Oak of Weeping.) ⁸ 

Kejadian 38:21

38:21 He asked the men who were there, ⁹  “Where is the cult prostitute ¹⁰  who was at Enaim by the road?” But they replied, “There has been no cult prostitute here.”

[2:3]  ¹ tn The verb is usually translated “and sanctified it.” The Piel verb קִדֵּשׁ (qiddesh) means “to make something holy; to set something apart; to distinguish it.” On the literal level the phrase means essentially that God made this day different. But within the context of the Law, it means that the day belonged to God; it was for rest from ordinary labor, worship, and spiritual service. The day belonged to God.

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

[2:3]  ³ tn Heb “for on it he ceased from all his work which God created to make.” The last infinitive construct and the verb before it form a verbal hendiadys, the infinitive becoming the modifier – “which God creatively made,” or “which God made in his creating.”

[29:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “Jacob loved.”

[33:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “in front of.”

[35:8]  ⁶ sn Deborah. This woman had been Rebekah’s nurse, but later attached herself to Jacob. She must have been about one hundred and eighty years old when she died.

[35:8]  ⁷ tn “and he called its name.” There is no expressed subject, so the verb can be translated as passive.

[35:8]  ⁸ tn Or “Allon Bacuth,” if one transliterates the Hebrew name (cf. NEB, NIV, NRSV). An oak tree was revered in the ancient world and often designated as a shrine or landmark. This one was named for the weeping (mourning) occasioned by the death of Deborah.

[38:21]  ⁹ tn Heb “the men of her place,” that is, who lived at the place where she had been.

[38:21]  ¹⁰ sn The Hebrew noun translated “cult prostitute” is derived from a verb meaning “to be set apart; to be distinct.” Thus the term refers to a woman who did not marry, but was dedicated to temple service as a cult prostitute. The masculine form of this noun is used for male cult prostitutes. Judah thought he had gone to an ordinary prostitute (v. 15); but Hirah went looking for a cult prostitute, perhaps because it had been a sheep-shearing festival. For further discussion see E. M. Yamauchi, “Cultic Prostitution,” Orient and Occident (AOAT), 213-23.