Kejadian 30:23

30:23 She became pregnant ¹  and gave birth to a son. Then she said, “God has taken away my shame.” ² 

Kejadian 37:18

37:18 Now Joseph’s brothers ³  saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

Kejadian 37:26

37:26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

Kejadian 37:34

37:34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, ⁴  and mourned for his son many days.

Kejadian 40:1

The Cupbearer and the Baker

40:1 After these things happened, the cupbearer ⁵  to the king of Egypt and the royal baker ⁶  offended ⁷  their master, the king of Egypt.

[30:23]  ¹ tn Or “conceived.”

[30:23]  ² tn Heb “my reproach.” A “reproach” is a cutting taunt or painful ridicule, but here it probably refers by metonymy to Rachel’s barren condition, which was considered shameful in this culture and was the reason why she was the object of taunting and ridicule.

[37:18]  ³ tn Heb “and they”; the referent (Joseph’s brothers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[37:34]  ⁴ tn Heb “and put sackcloth on his loins.”

[40:1]  ⁵ sn The Hebrew term cupbearer corresponds to the Egyptian wb’, an official (frequently a foreigner) who often became a confidant of the king and wielded political power (see K. A. Kitchen, NBD³ 248). Nehemiah held this post in Persia.

[40:1]  ⁶ sn The baker may be the Egyptian retehti, the head of the bakers, who had privileges in the royal court.

[40:1]  ⁷ sn The Hebrew verb translated offended here is the same one translated “sin” in 39:9. Perhaps there is an intended contrast between these officials, who deserve to be imprisoned, and Joseph, who refused to sin against God, but was thrown into prison in spite of his innocence.