Kejadian 2:20

2:20 So the man named all the animals, the birds of the air, and the living creatures of the field, but for Adam ¹  no companion who corresponded to him was found. ² 

Kejadian 9:10

9:10 and with every living creature that is with you, including the birds, the domestic animals, and every living creature of the earth with you, all those that came out of the ark with you – every living creature of the earth. ³ 

Kejadian 18:26

18:26 So the Lord replied, “If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”

Kejadian 20:8

20:8 Early in the morning ⁴  Abimelech summoned ⁵  all his servants. When he told them about all these things, ⁶  they ⁷  were terrified.

Kejadian 20:16

20:16 To Sarah he said, “Look, I have given a thousand pieces of silver ⁸  to your ‘brother.’ ⁹  This is compensation for you so that you will stand vindicated before all who are with you.” ¹⁰ 

Kejadian 23:10

23:10 (Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth.) Ephron the Hethite ¹¹  replied to Abraham in the hearing ¹²  of the sons of Heth – before all who entered the gate ¹³  of his city –

Kejadian 24:20

24:20 She quickly emptied ¹⁴  her jug into the watering trough and ran back to the well to draw more water until she had drawn enough for all his camels.

Kejadian 42:6

42:6 Now Joseph was the ruler of the country, the one who sold grain to all the people of the country. ¹⁵  Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down ¹⁶  before him with ¹⁷  their faces to the ground.

Kejadian 45:8

45:8 So now, it is not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me an adviser ¹⁸  to Pharaoh, lord over all his household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

[2:20]  ¹ tn Here for the first time the Hebrew word אָדָם (’adam) appears without the article, suggesting that it might now be the name “Adam” rather than “[the] man.” Translations of the Bible differ as to where they make the change from “man” to “Adam” (e.g., NASB and NIV translate “Adam” here, while NEB and NRSV continue to use “the man”; the KJV uses “Adam” twice in v. 19).

[2:20]  ² tn Heb “there was not found a companion who corresponded to him.” The subject of the third masculine singular verb form is indefinite. Without a formally expressed subject the verb may be translated as passive: “one did not find = there was not found.”

[9:10]  ³ tn The verbal repetition is apparently for emphasis.

[20:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “And Abimelech rose early in the morning and he summoned.”

[20:8]  ⁵ tn The verb קָרָא (qara’) followed by the preposition לְ (lamed) means “to summon.”

[20:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “And he spoke all these things in their ears.”

[20:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “the men.” This has been replaced by the pronoun “they” in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[20:16]  ⁸ sn A thousand pieces [Heb “shekels”] of silver. The standards for weighing money varied considerably in the ancient Near East, but the generally accepted weight for the shekel is 11.5 grams (0.4 ounce). This makes the weight of silver here 11.5 kilograms, or 400 ounces (about 25 pounds).

[20:16]  ⁹ sn To your ‘brother.’ Note the way that the king refers to Abraham. Was he being sarcastic? It was surely a rebuke to Sarah. What is amazing is how patient this king was. It is proof that the fear of God was in that place, contrary to what Abraham believed (see v. 11).

[20:16]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Look, it is for you a covering of the eyes, for all who are with you, and with all, and you are set right.” The exact meaning of the statement is unclear. Apparently it means that the gift of money somehow exonerates her in other people’s eyes. They will not look on her as compromised (see G. J. Wenham, Genesis [WBC], 2:74).

[23:10]  ¹¹ tn Or perhaps “Hittite,” but see the note on the name “Heth” in v. 3.

[23:10]  ¹² tn Heb “ears.” By metonymy the “ears” stand for the presence or proximity (i.e., within earshot) of the persons named.

[23:10]  ¹³ sn On the expression all who entered the gate see E. A. Speiser, “‘Coming’ and ‘Going’ at the City Gate,” BASOR 144 (1956): 20-23; and G. Evans, “‘Coming’ and ‘Going’ at the City Gate: A Discussion of Professor Speiser’s Paper,” BASOR 150 (1958): 28-33.

[24:20]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and she hurried and emptied.”

[42:6]  ¹⁵ tn The disjunctive clause either introduces a new episode in the unfolding drama or provides the reader with supplemental information necessary to understanding the story.

[42:6]  ¹⁶ sn Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down before him. Here is the beginning of the fulfillment of Joseph’s dreams (see Gen 37). But it is not the complete fulfillment, since all his brothers and his parents must come. The point of the dream, of course, was not simply to get the family to bow to Joseph, but that Joseph would be placed in a position of rule and authority to save the family and the world (41:57).

[42:6]  ¹⁷ tn The word “faces” is an adverbial accusative, so the preposition has been supplied in the translation.

[45:8]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “a father.” The term is used here figuratively of one who gives advice, as a father would to his children.