Kejadian 9:17

9:17 So God said to Noah, “This is the guarantee of the covenant that I am confirming between me and all living things ¹  that are on the earth.”

Kejadian 23:20

23:20 So Abraham secured the field and the cave that was in it as a burial site ²  from the sons of Heth.

Kejadian 24:16

24:16 Now the young woman was very beautiful. She was a virgin; no man had ever had sexual relations with her. ³  She went down to the spring, filled her jug, and came back up.

[9:17]  ¹ tn Heb “all flesh.”

[23:20]  ² tn Heb “possession of a grave.”

[24:16]  ³ tn Heb “And the young woman was very good of appearance, a virgin, and a man she had not known.” Some argue that the Hebrew noun translated “virgin” (בְּתוּלָה, bÿtulah) is better understood in a general sense, “young woman” (see Joel 1:8, where the word appears to refer to one who is married). In this case the circumstantial clause (“and a man she had not known”) would be restrictive, rather than descriptive. If the term actually means “virgin,” one wonders why the circumstantial clause is necessary (see Judg 21:12 as well). Perhaps the repetition emphasizes her sexual purity as a prerequisite for her role as the mother of the covenant community.