Kejadian 19:31

19:31 Later the older daughter said ¹  to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man anywhere nearby ²  to have sexual relations with us, ³  according to the way of all the world.

Kejadian 31:35

31:35 Rachel ⁴  said to her father, “Don’t be angry, ⁵  my lord. I cannot stand up ⁶  in your presence because I am having my period.” ⁷  So he searched thoroughly, ⁸  but did not find the idols.

[19:31]  ¹ tn Heb “and the firstborn said.”

[19:31]  ² tn Or perhaps “on earth,” in which case the statement would be hyperbolic; presumably there had been some men living in the town of Zoar to which Lot and his daughters had initially fled.

[19:31]  ³ tn Heb “to enter upon us.” This is a euphemism for sexual relations.

[31:35]  ⁴ tn Heb “she”; the referent (Rachel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[31:35]  ⁵ tn Heb “let it not be hot in the eyes of my lord.” This idiom refers to anger, in this case as a result of Rachel’s failure to stand in the presence of her father as a sign of respect.

[31:35]  ⁶ tn Heb “I am unable to rise.”

[31:35]  ⁷ tn Heb “the way of women is to me.” This idiom refers to a woman’s menstrual period.

[31:35]  ⁸ tn The word “thoroughly” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.