Kejadian 8:12

8:12 He waited another seven days and sent the dove out again, ¹  but it did not return to him this time. ² 

Kejadian 22:1

The Sacrifice of Isaac

22:1 Some time after these things God tested ³  Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am!” Abraham ⁴  replied.

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.

[8:12]  ¹ tn The word “again” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[8:12]  ² tn Heb “it did not again return to him still.” For a study of this section of the flood narrative, see W. O. E. Oesterley, “The Dove with the Olive Leaf (Gen VIII 8–11),” ExpTim 18 (1906/07): 377-78.

[22:1]  ³ sn The Hebrew verb used here means “to test; to try; to prove.” In this passage God tests Abraham to see if he would be obedient. See T. W. Mann, The Book of the Torah, 44-48. See also J. L. Crenshaw, A Whirlpool of Torment (OBT), 9-30; and J. I. Lawlor, “The Test of Abraham,” GTJ 1 (1980): 19-35.

[22:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[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.