Kejadian 1:31

1:31 God saw all that he had made – and it was very good! ¹  There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.

Kejadian 18:11

18:11 Abraham and Sarah were old and advancing in years; ²  Sarah had long since passed menopause.) ³ 

Kejadian 24:62

24:62 Now ⁴  Isaac came from ⁵  Beer Lahai Roi, ⁶  for ⁷  he was living in the Negev. ⁸ 

Kejadian 29:21

29:21 Finally Jacob said ⁹  to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. ¹⁰  I want to have marital relations with her.” ¹¹ 

Kejadian 29:28

29:28 Jacob did as Laban said. ¹²  When Jacob ¹³  completed Leah’s bridal week, ¹⁴  Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. ¹⁵ 

Kejadian 37:29

37:29 Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! ¹⁶  He tore his clothes,

[1:31]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text again uses הִנֵּה (hinneh) for the sake of vividness. It is a particle that goes with the gesture of pointing, calling attention to something.

[18:11]  ² tn Heb “days.”

[18:11]  ³ tn Heb “it had ceased to be for Sarah [after] a way like women.”

[24:62]  ⁴ tn The disjunctive clause switches the audience’s attention to Isaac and signals a new episode in the story.

[24:62]  ⁵ tn Heb “from the way of.”

[24:62]  ⁶ sn The Hebrew name Beer Lahai Roi (בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי, bÿ’er lakhay ro’i) means “The well of the Living One who sees me.” See Gen 16:14.

[24:62]  ⁷ tn This disjunctive clause is explanatory.

[24:62]  ⁸ tn Or “the South [country].”

[24:62]  sn Negev is the name for the southern desert region in the land of Canaan.

[29:21]  ⁹ tn Heb “and Jacob said.”

[29:21]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “my days are fulfilled.”

[29:21]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and I will go in to her.” The verb is a cohortative; it may be subordinated to the preceding request, “that I may go in,” or it may be an independent clause expressing his desire. The verb “go in” in this context refers to sexual intercourse (i.e., the consummation of the marriage).

[29:28]  ¹² tn Heb “and Jacob did so.” The words “as Laban said” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[29:28]  ¹³ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[29:28]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “the seven of this one.” The referent of “this one” has been specified in the translation as Leah to avoid confusion with Rachel, mentioned later in the verse.

[29:28]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and he gave to him Rachel his daughter for him for a wife.” The referent of the pronoun “he” (Laban) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[37:29]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and look, Joseph was not in the cistern.” By the use of וְהִנֵּה (vÿhinneh, “and look”), the narrator invites the reader to see the situation through Reuben’s eyes.