Kejadian 17:11

17:11 You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskins. This will be a reminder ¹  of the covenant between me and you.

Kejadian 19:21

19:21 “Very well,” he replied, ²  “I will grant this request too ³  and will not overthrow ⁴  the town you mentioned.

Kejadian 31:28

31:28 You didn’t even allow me to kiss my daughters and my grandchildren ⁵  good-bye. You have acted foolishly!

[17:11]  ¹ tn Or “sign.”

[19:21]  ² tn Heb “And he said, ‘Look, I will grant.’” The order of the clauses has been rearranged for stylistic reasons. The referent of the speaker (“he”) is somewhat ambiguous: It could be taken as the angel to whom Lot has been speaking (so NLT; note the singular references in vv. 18-19), or it could be that Lot is speaking directly to the Lord here. Most English translations leave the referent of the pronoun unspecified and maintain the ambiguity.

[19:21]  ³ tn Heb “I have lifted up your face [i.e., shown you favor] also concerning this matter.”

[19:21]  ⁴ tn The negated infinitive construct indicates either the consequence of God’s granting the request (“I have granted this request, so that I will not”) or the manner in which he will grant it (“I have granted your request by not destroying”).

[31:28]  ⁵ tn Heb “my sons and my daughters.” Here “sons” refers to “grandsons,” and has been translated “grandchildren” since at least one granddaughter, Dinah, was involved. The order has been reversed in the translation for stylistic reasons.