[17:6] 1 tn This verb starts a series of perfect verbal forms with vav (ו) consecutive to express God’s intentions.
[17:6] 2 tn Heb “exceedingly, exceedingly.” The repetition is emphatic.
[17:6] 3 tn Heb “and I will make you into nations, and kings will come out from you.”
[9:9] 4 tn Grk “For this is the word of promise.”
[9:9] 5 tn Grk “About this time I will return.” Since this refers to the time when the promised child would be born, it would be approximately a year later.
[9:9] 6 sn A quotation from Gen 18:10, 14.