Kejadian 29:33

29:33 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said, “Because the Lord heard that I was unloved, ¹  he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon. ² 

Kejadian 35:8

35:8 (Deborah, ³  Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel; thus it was named ⁴  Oak of Weeping.) ⁵ 

Kejadian 37:14

37:14 So Jacob ⁶  said to him, “Go now and check on ⁷  the welfare ⁸  of your brothers and of the flocks, and bring me word.” So Jacob ⁹  sent him from the valley of Hebron.

Kejadian 38:12

38:12 After some time ¹⁰  Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. After Judah was consoled, he left for Timnah to visit his sheepshearers, along with ¹¹  his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

¹ tn Heb “hated.” See the note on the word “unloved” in v. 31.

² sn The name Simeon (שִׁמְעוֹן, shim’on) is derived from the verbal root שָׁמַע (shama’) and means “hearing.” The name is appropriate since it is reminder that the Lord “heard” about Leah’s unloved condition and responded with pity.

³ sn Deborah. This woman had been Rebekah’s nurse, but later attached herself to Jacob. She must have been about one hundred and eighty years old when she died.

⁴ tn “and he called its name.” There is no expressed subject, so the verb can be translated as passive.

⁵ tn Or “Allon Bacuth,” if one transliterates the Hebrew name (cf. NEB, NIV, NRSV). An oak tree was revered in the ancient world and often designated as a shrine or landmark. This one was named for the weeping (mourning) occasioned by the death of Deborah.

⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Heb “see.”

⁸ tn Heb “peace.”

⁹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰ sn After some time. There is not enough information in the narrative to know how long this was. The text says “the days increased.” It was long enough for Shelah to mature and for Tamar to realize she would not have him.

¹¹ tn Heb “and he went up to the shearers of his sheep, he and.”