Kejadian 19:2

19:2 He said, “Here, my lords, please turn aside to your servant’s house. Stay the night ¹  and wash your feet. Then you can be on your way early in the morning.” ²  “No,” they replied, “we’ll spend the night in the town square.” ³ 

Kejadian 31:43

31:43 Laban replied ⁴  to Jacob, “These women ⁵  are my daughters, these children are my grandchildren, ⁶  and these flocks are my flocks. All that you see belongs to me. But how can I harm these daughters of mine today ⁷  or the children to whom they have given birth?

[19:2]  ¹ tn The imperatives have the force of invitation.

[19:2]  ² tn These two verbs form a verbal hendiadys: “you can rise up early and go” means “you can go early.”

[19:2]  ³ sn The town square refers to the wide street area at the gate complex of the city.

[31:43]  ⁴ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[31:43]  ⁵ tn Heb “daughters.”

[31:43]  ⁶ tn Heb “children.”

[31:43]  ⁷ tn Heb “but to my daughters what can I do to these today?”