Kejadian 28:22

28:22 Then this stone ¹  that I have set up as a sacred stone will be the house of God, and I will surely ²  give you back a tenth of everything you give me.” ³ 

Kejadian 31:35

31:35 Rachel ⁴  said to her father, “Don’t be angry, ⁵  my lord. I cannot stand up ⁶  in your presence because I am having my period.” ⁷  So he searched thoroughly, ⁸  but did not find the idols.

Kejadian 40:16

40:16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation of the first dream was favorable, ⁹  he said to Joseph, “I also appeared in my dream and there were three baskets of white bread ¹⁰  on my head.

Kejadian 45:11

45:11 I will provide you with food ¹¹  there because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise you would become poor – you, your household, and everyone who belongs to you.”’

Kejadian 47:23

47:23 Joseph said to the people, “Since I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed for you. Cultivate ¹²  the land.

[28:22]  ¹ tn The disjunctive clause structure (conjunction + noun/subject) is used to highlight the statement.

[28:22]  ² tn The infinitive absolute is used before the finite verb for emphasis.

[28:22]  ³ tn Heb “and all which you give to me I will surely give a tenth of it to you.” The disjunctive clause structure (conjunction + noun/object) highlights this statement as well.

[31:35]  ⁴ tn Heb “she”; the referent (Rachel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[31:35]  ⁵ tn Heb “let it not be hot in the eyes of my lord.” This idiom refers to anger, in this case as a result of Rachel’s failure to stand in the presence of her father as a sign of respect.

[31:35]  ⁶ tn Heb “I am unable to rise.”

[31:35]  ⁷ tn Heb “the way of women is to me.” This idiom refers to a woman’s menstrual period.

[31:35]  ⁸ tn The word “thoroughly” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.

[40:16]  ⁹ tn Heb “that [the] interpretation [was] good.” The words “the first dream” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[40:16]  ¹⁰ tn Or “three wicker baskets.” The meaning of the Hebrew noun חֹרִי (khori, “white bread, cake”) is uncertain; some have suggested the meaning “wicker” instead. Comparison with texts from Ebla suggests the meaning “pastries made with white flour” (M. Dahood, “Eblaite h¬a-rí and Genesis 40,16 h£o„rî,” BN 13 [1980]: 14-16).

[45:11]  ¹¹ tn The verb כּוּל (kul) in the Pilpel stem means “to nourish, to support, to sustain.” As in 1 Kgs 20:27, it here means “to supply with food.”

[47:23]  ¹² tn The perfect verbal form with the vav consecutive is equivalent to a command here.