Kejadian 4:26

4:26 And a son was also born to Seth, whom he named Enosh. At that time people ¹  began to worship ²  the Lord.

Kejadian 27:2

27:2 Isaac ³  said, “Since ⁴  I am so old, I could die at any time. ⁵ 

Kejadian 27:40

27:40 You will live by your sword

but you will serve your brother.

When you grow restless,

you will tear off his yoke

from your neck.” ⁶ 

Kejadian 44:22

44:22 We said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father ⁷  will die.’ ⁸ 

[4:26]  ¹ tn The word “people” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation. The construction uses a passive verb without an expressed subject. “To call was begun” can be interpreted to mean that people began to call.

[4:26]  ² tn Heb “call in the name.” The expression refers to worshiping the Lord through prayer and sacrifice (see Gen 12:8; 13:4; 21:33; 26:25). See G. J. Wenham, Genesis (WBC), 1:116.

[27:2]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Isaac) is specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:2]  ⁴ tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) here introduces a logically foundational statement, upon which the coming instruction will be based.

[27:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “I do not know the day of my death.”

[27:40]  ⁶ sn You will tear off his yoke from your neck. It may be that this prophetic blessing found its fulfillment when Jerusalem fell and Edom got its revenge. The oracle makes Edom subservient to Israel and suggests the Edomites would live away from the best land and be forced to sustain themselves by violent measures.

[44:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the boy’s father, i.e., Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[44:22]  ⁸ tn The last two verbs are perfect tenses with vav consecutive. The first is subordinated to the second as a conditional clause.