Kejadian 4:3

4:3 At the designated time ¹  Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground for an offering ²  to the Lord.

Kejadian 27:44

27:44 Live with him for a little while ³  until your brother’s rage subsides.

Kejadian 37:34

37:34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, ⁴  and mourned for his son many days.

[4:3]  ¹ tn Heb “And it happened at the end of days.” The clause indicates the passing of a set period of time leading up to offering sacrifices.

[4:3]  ² tn The Hebrew term מִנְחָה (minkhah, “offering”) is a general word for tribute, a gift, or an offering. It is the main word used in Lev 2 for the dedication offering. This type of offering could be comprised of vegetables. The content of the offering (vegetables, as opposed to animals) was not the critical issue, but rather the attitude of the offerer.

[27:44]  ³ tn Heb “a few days.” Rebekah probably downplays the length of time Jacob will be gone, perhaps to encourage him and assure him that things will settle down soon. She probably expects Esau’s anger to die down quickly. However, Jacob ends up being gone twenty years and he never sees Rebekah again.

[37:34]  ⁴ tn Heb “and put sackcloth on his loins.”