Kejadian 4:12

4:12 When you try to cultivate ¹  the

ground it will no longer yield ²  its best ³  for you. You will be a homeless wanderer ⁴  on the earth.”

Kejadian 37:35

37:35 All his sons and daughters stood by ⁵  him to console him, but he refused to be consoled. “No,” he said, “I will go to the grave mourning my son.” ⁶  So Joseph’s ⁷  father wept for him.

Kejadian 38:23

38:23 Judah said, “Let her keep the things ⁸  for herself. Otherwise we will appear to be dishonest. ⁹  I did indeed send this young goat, but you couldn’t find her.”

[4:12]  ¹ tn Heb “work.”

[4:12]  ² tn Heb “it will not again (תֹסֵף, tosef) give (תֵּת, tet),” meaning the ground will no longer yield. In translation the infinitive becomes the main verb, and the imperfect verb form becomes adverbial.

[4:12]  ³ tn Heb “its strength.”

[4:12]  ⁴ tn Two similar sounding synonyms are used here: נָע וָנָד (na’ vanad, “a wanderer and a fugitive”). This juxtaposition of synonyms emphasizes the single idea. In translation one can serve as the main description, the other as a modifier. Other translation options include “a wandering fugitive” and a “ceaseless wanderer” (cf. NIV).

[37:35]  ⁵ tn Heb “arose, stood”; which here suggests that they stood by him in his time of grief.

[37:35]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he said, ‘Indeed I will go down to my son mourning to Sheol.’” Sheol was viewed as the place where departed spirits went after death.

[37:35]  ⁷ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[38:23]  ⁸ tn The words “the things” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[38:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “we will become contemptible.” The Hebrew word בּוּז (buz) describes the contempt that a respectable person would have for someone who is worthless, foolish, or disreputable.