Kejadian 1:31

1:31 God saw all that he had made – and it was very good! ¹  There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.

Kejadian 20:8

20:8 Early in the morning ²  Abimelech summoned ³  all his servants. When he told them about all these things, ⁴  they ⁵  were terrified.

Kejadian 30:43

30:43 In this way Jacob ⁶  became extremely prosperous. He owned ⁷  large flocks, male and female servants, camels, and donkeys.

Kejadian 31:30

31:30 Now I understand that ⁸  you have gone away ⁹  because you longed desperately ¹⁰  for your father’s house. Yet why did you steal my gods?” ¹¹ 

[1:31]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text again uses הִנֵּה (hinneh) for the sake of vividness. It is a particle that goes with the gesture of pointing, calling attention to something.

[20:8]  ² tn Heb “And Abimelech rose early in the morning and he summoned.”

[20:8]  ³ tn The verb קָרָא (qara’) followed by the preposition לְ (lamed) means “to summon.”

[20:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “And he spoke all these things in their ears.”

[20:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “the men.” This has been replaced by the pronoun “they” in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[30:43]  ⁶ tn Heb “the man”; Jacob’s name has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[30:43]  ⁷ tn Heb “and there were to him.”

[31:30]  ⁸ tn Heb “and now.” The words “I understand that” have been supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[31:30]  ⁹ tn The infinitive absolute appears before the perfect verbal form to emphasize the certainty of the action.

[31:30]  ¹⁰ tn The infinitive absolute appears before the perfect verbal form to emphasize the degree of emotion involved.

[31:30]  ¹¹ sn Yet why did you steal my gods? This last sentence is dropped into the speech rather suddenly. See C. Mabee, “Jacob and Laban: The Structure of Judicial Proceedings,” VT 30 (1980): 192-207, and G. W. Coats, “Self-Abasement and Insult Formulas,” JBL 91 (1972): 90-92.