Kejadian 12:17

12:17 But the Lord struck Pharaoh and his household with severe diseases ¹  because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

Kejadian 14:4

14:4 For twelve years ²  they had served Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year ³  they rebelled. ⁴ 

Kejadian 18:15

18:15 Then Sarah lied, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. But the Lord said, “No! You did laugh.” ⁵ 

Kejadian 33:4

33:4 But Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, hugged his neck, and kissed him. Then they both wept.

Kejadian 45:22

45:22 He gave sets of clothes to each one of them, ⁶  but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five sets of clothes. ⁷ 

[12:17]  ¹ tn The cognate accusative adds emphasis to the verbal sentence: “he plagued with great plagues,” meaning the Lord inflicted numerous plagues, probably diseases (see Exod 15:26). The adjective “great” emphasizes that the plagues were severe and overwhelming.

[14:4]  ² tn The sentence simply begins with “twelve years”; it serves as an adverbial accusative giving the duration of their bondage.

[14:4]  ³ tn This is another adverbial accusative of time.

[14:4]  ⁴ sn The story serves as a foreshadowing of the plight of the kingdom of Israel later. Eastern powers came and forced the western kingdoms into submission. Each year, then, they would send tribute east – to keep them away. Here, in the thirteenth year, they refused to send the tribute (just as later Hezekiah rebelled against Assyria). And so in the fourteenth year the eastern powers came to put them down again. This account from Abram’s life taught future generations that God can give victory over such threats – that people did not have to live in servitude to tyrants from the east.

[18:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “And he said, ‘No, but you did laugh.’” The referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[45:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “to all of them he gave, to each one, changes of outer garments.”

[45:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “changes of outer garments.”