Kejadian 15:16

15:16 In the fourth generation ¹  your descendants ²  will return here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its limit.” ³ 

Kejadian 28:16

28:16 Then Jacob woke up ⁴  and thought, ⁵  “Surely the Lord is in this place, but I did not realize it!”

Kejadian 34:6

34:6 Then Shechem’s father Hamor went to speak with Jacob about Dinah. ⁶ 

Kejadian 41:9

41:9 Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures. ⁷ 

[15:16]  ¹ sn The term generation is being used here in its widest sense to refer to a full life span. When the chronological factors are considered and the genealogies tabulated, there are four hundred years of bondage. This suggests that in this context a generation is equivalent to one hundred years.

[15:16]  ² tn Heb “they”; the referent (“your descendants”) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[15:16]  ³ tn Heb “is not yet complete.”

[15:16]  sn The sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its limit. The justice of God is apparent. He will wait until the Amorites are fully deserving of judgment before he annihilates them and gives the land to Israel.

[28:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “woke up from his sleep.” This has been simplified in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[28:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “said.”

[34:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “went out to Jacob to speak with him.” The words “about Dinah” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[41:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “sins, offenses.” He probably refers here to the offenses that landed him in prison (see 40:1).