Kejadian 18:11

18:11 Abraham and Sarah were old and advancing in years; ¹  Sarah had long since passed menopause.) ² 

Kejadian 18:19

18:19 I have chosen him ³  so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep ⁴  the way of the Lord by doing ⁵  what is right and just. Then the Lord will give ⁶  to Abraham what he promised ⁷  him.”

Yehezkiel 27:31

27:31 they will tear out their hair because of you and put on sackcloth,

and they will weep bitterly over you with intense mourning. ⁸ 

[18:11]  ¹ tn Heb “days.”

[18:11]  ² tn Heb “it had ceased to be for Sarah [after] a way like women.”

[18:19]  ³ tn Heb “For I have known him.” The verb יָדַע (yada’) here means “to recognize and treat in a special manner, to choose” (see Amos 3:2). It indicates that Abraham stood in a special covenantal relationship with the Lord.

[18:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they will keep.” The perfect verbal form with vav consecutive carries on the subjective nuance of the preceding imperfect verbal form (translated “so that he may command”).

[18:19]  ⁵ tn The infinitive construct here indicates manner, explaining how Abraham’s children and his household will keep the way of the Lord.

[18:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “bring on.” The infinitive after לְמַעַן (lÿma’an) indicates result here.

[18:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “spoke to.”

[27:31]  ⁸ tn Heb “and they will weep concerning you with bitterness of soul, (with) bitter mourning.”