Kejadian 16:11

16:11 Then the Lord’s angel said to her,

“You are now ¹  pregnant

and are about to give birth ²  to a son.

You are to name him Ishmael, ³ 

for the Lord has heard your painful groans. ⁴ 

Kejadian 24:56

24:56 But he said to them, “Don’t detain me – the Lord ⁵  has granted me success on my journey. Let me leave now so I may return ⁶  to my master.”

Kejadian 27:2

27:2 Isaac ⁷  said, “Since ⁸  I am so old, I could die at any time. ⁹ 

Kejadian 41:5

41:5 Then he fell asleep again and had a second dream: There were seven heads of grain growing ¹⁰  on one stalk, healthy ¹¹  and good.

[16:11]  ¹ tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) focuses on her immediate situation: “Here you are pregnant.”

[16:11]  ² tn The active participle refers here to something that is about to happen.

[16:11]  ³ sn The name Ishmael consists of the imperfect or jussive form of the Hebrew verb with the theophoric element added as the subject. It means “God hears” or “may God hear.”

[16:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “affliction,” which must refer here to Hagar’s painful groans of anguish.

[16:11]  sn This clause gives the explanation of the name Ishmael, using a wordplay. Ishmael’s name will be a reminder that “God hears” Hagar’s painful cries.

[24:56]  ⁵ tn The disjunctive clause is circumstantial, indicating a reason for the preceding request.

[24:56]  ⁶ tn After the preceding imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose or result.

[27:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Isaac) is specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:2]  ⁸ tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) here introduces a logically foundational statement, upon which the coming instruction will be based.

[27:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “I do not know the day of my death.”

[41:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “coming up.”

[41:5]  ¹¹ tn Heb “fat.”