Kejadian 2:25

2:25 The man and his wife were both naked, ¹  but they were not ashamed. ² 

Kejadian 24:6

24:6 “Be careful ³  never to take my son back there!” Abraham told him. ⁴ 

Kejadian 24:57

24:57 Then they said, “We’ll call the girl and find out what she wants to do.” ⁵ 

Kejadian 25:31

25:31 But Jacob replied, “First ⁶  sell me your birthright.”

Kejadian 41:37

41:37 This advice made sense to Pharaoh and all his officials. ⁷ 

[2:25]  ¹ tn Heb “And the two of them were naked, the man and his wife.”

[2:25]  sn Naked. The motif of nakedness is introduced here and plays an important role in the next chapter. In the Bible nakedness conveys different things. In this context it signifies either innocence or integrity, depending on how those terms are defined. There is no fear of exploitation, no sense of vulnerability. But after the entrance of sin into the race, nakedness takes on a negative sense. It is then usually connected with the sense of vulnerability, shame, exploitation, and exposure (such as the idea of “uncovering nakedness” either in sexual exploitation or in captivity in war).

[2:25]  ² tn The imperfect verb form here has a customary nuance, indicating a continuing condition in past time. The meaning of the Hebrew term בּוֹשׁ (bosh) is “to be ashamed, to put to shame,” but its meaning is stronger than “to be embarrassed.” The word conveys the fear of exploitation or evil – enemies are put to shame through military victory. It indicates the feeling of shame that approximates a fear of evil.

[24:6]  ³ tn Heb “guard yourself.”

[24:6]  ⁴ tn The introductory clause “And Abraham said to him” has been moved to the end of the opening sentence of direct discourse in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[24:57]  ⁵ tn Heb “and we will ask her mouth.”

[25:31]  ⁶ tn Heb “today.”

[41:37]  ⁷ tn Heb “and the matter was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants.”