Kejadian 37:34

37:34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, ¹  and mourned for his son many days.

Kejadian 37:2

37:2 This is the account of Jacob.

Joseph, his seventeen-year-old son, ²  was taking care of ³  the flocks with his brothers. Now he was a youngster ⁴  working with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. ⁵  Joseph brought back a bad report about them ⁶  to their father.

Kisah Para Rasul 6:1

The Appointment of the First Seven Deacons

6:1 Now in those ⁷  days, when the disciples were growing in number, ⁸  a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews ⁹  against the native Hebraic Jews, ¹⁰  because their widows ¹¹  were being overlooked ¹²  in the daily distribution of food. ¹³ 

Kisah Para Rasul 18:1

Paul at Corinth

18:1 After this ¹⁴  Paul ¹⁵  departed from ¹⁶  Athens ¹⁷  and went to Corinth. ¹⁸ 

Yunus 3:6

3:6 When the news ¹⁹  reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, put on sackcloth, and sat on ashes.

[37:34]  ¹ tn Heb “and put sackcloth on his loins.”

[37:2]  ² tn Heb “a son of seventeen years.” The word “son” is in apposition to the name “Joseph.”

[37:2]  ³ tn Or “tending”; Heb “shepherding” or “feeding.”

[37:2]  ⁴ tn Or perhaps “a helper.” The significance of this statement is unclear. It may mean “now the lad was with,” or it may suggest Joseph was like a servant to them.

[37:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he [was] a young man with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah, the wives of his father.”

[37:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “their bad report.” The pronoun is an objective genitive, specifying that the bad or damaging report was about the brothers.

[37:2]  sn Some interpreters portray Joseph as a tattletale for bringing back a bad report about them [i.e., his brothers], but the entire Joseph story has some of the characteristics of wisdom literature. Joseph is presented in a good light – not because he was perfect, but because the narrative is showing how wisdom rules. In light of that, this section portrays Joseph as faithful to his father in little things, even though unpopular – and so he will eventually be given authority over greater things.

[6:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “these.” The translation uses “those” for stylistic reasons.

[6:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “were multiplying.”

[6:1]  ⁹ tn Grk “the Hellenists,” but this descriptive term is largely unknown to the modern English reader. The translation “Greek-speaking Jews” attempts to convey something of who these were, but it was more than a matter of language spoken; it involved a degree of adoption of Greek culture as well.

[6:1]  sn The Greek-speaking Jews were the Hellenists, Jews who to a greater or lesser extent had adopted Greek thought, customs, and lifestyle, as well as the Greek language. The city of Alexandria in Egypt was a focal point for them, but they were scattered throughout the Roman Empire.

[6:1]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “against the Hebrews,” but as with “Hellenists” this needs further explanation for the modern reader.

[6:1]  ¹¹ sn The care of widows is a major biblical theme: Deut 10:18; 16:11, 14; 24:17, 19-21; 26:12-13; 27:19; Isa 1:17-23; Jer 7:6; Mal 3:5.

[6:1]  ¹² tn Or “neglected.”

[6:1]  ¹³ tn Grk “in the daily serving.”

[6:1]  sn The daily distribution of food. The early church saw it as a responsibility to meet the basic needs of people in their group.

[18:1]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “After these things.”

[18:1]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:1]  ¹⁶ tn Or “Paul left.”

[18:1]  ¹⁷ map For location see JP1 C2; JP2 C2; JP3 C2; JP4 C2.

[18:1]  ¹⁸ sn Corinth was the capital city of the senatorial province of Achaia and the seat of the Roman proconsul. It was located 55 mi (88 km) west of Athens. Corinth was a major rival to Athens and was the largest city in Greece at the time.

[18:1]  map For location see JP1 C2; JP2 C2; JP3 C2; JP4 C2.

[3:6]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “word” or “matter.”