Genesis 1
2 a. Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Hebrew or Aramaic.
5 b. Lit. And evening was, and morning was, a day, one.
6 c. expanse
16 d. luminaries
20 e. souls
20 f. expanse
26 g. Syr. all the wild animals of
28 h. moves about on
30 i. a living soul
Genesis 2
4 a. Heb. toledoth, lit. generations
14 b. Or Tigris
14 c. Heb. Ashshur
15 d. Or Adam
15 e. cultivate
17 f. Lit. dying you shall die
19 g. Or the man
22 h. Lit. built
23 i. Heb. Ishshah
23 j. Heb. Ish
24 k. Lit. cling
Genesis 3
6 a. Lit. a desirable thing
7 b. girding coverings
8 c. Or voice
8 d. Or wind, breeze
16 e. Lit. toward
18 f. cause to grow
20 g. Lit. Life or Living
Genesis 4
1 a. Lit. Acquire
2 b. Lit. Breath or Nothing
3 c. Lit. at the end of days
7 d. Lit. toward
8 e. Lit. said to
8 f. Sam., LXX, Syr., Vg. add “Let us go out to the field.”
13 g. iniquity
15 h. So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. Not so;
16 i. Lit. Wandering
21 j. pipe
23 k. slain a man for my wound
23 l. for my hurt
25 m. Lit. Appointed
26 n. Gr. Enos, Luke 3:38
Genesis 5
9 a. Heb. Qenan
29 b. Lit. Rest
Genesis 6
3 a. LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. abide
4 b. Heb. nephilim, fallen or mighty ones
5 c. So with MT, Tg.; Vg. God; LXX LORD God
5 d. thought
5 e. all the day
9 f. blameless or having integrity
14 g. Lit. compartments or nests
15 h. A cubit is about 18 inches.
Genesis 7
3 a. Lit. seed
4 b. Lit. blot out
21 c. the land
22 d. LXX, Vg. omit of the spirit
Genesis 8
21 a. intent or thought
Genesis 9
9 a. Lit. seed
23 b. Lit. backwards
Genesis 10
3 a. Diphath, 1 Chr. 1:6
4 b. Sam. Rodanim and 1 Chr. 1:7
6 c. Or Phut
21 d. Or the older brother of Japheth
23 e. LXX Meshech and 1 Chr. 1:17
24 f. So with MT, Vg., Tg.; LXX Arphaxad begot Cainan, and Cainan begot Salah (cf. Luke 3:35, 36)
25 g. Lit. Division
28 h. Ebal, 1 Chr. 1:22
Genesis 11
1 a. Lit. lip
3 b. Lit. burn
9 c. Lit. Confusion, Babylon
26 d. Abraham, Gen. 17:5
29 e. Sarah, Gen. 17:15
Genesis 12
5 a. Lit. souls
6 b. Heb. Alon Moreh
7 c. Lit. seed
9 d. Heb. Negev
13 e. Lit. my soul
Genesis 13
1 a. Heb. Negev
6 b. Lit. bear
15 c. Lit. seed
18 d. Heb. Alon Mamre
Genesis 14
1 a. Heb. goyim
9 b. Heb. goyim
13 c. Heb. Alon Mamre
15 d. Lit. on the left hand of
17 e. Lit. striking
20 f. one-tenth
21 g. Lit. souls
Genesis 15
1 a. Or your reward shall be very great
2 b. am childless
3 c. a servant
15 d. Die and join your ancestors
Genesis 16
2 a. Lit. be built up from
4 b. sight
5 c. The wrong done to me be
11 d. Lit. God Hears
13 e. Heb. El Roi
13 f. Seen the back of
14 g. Lit. Well of the One Who Lives and Sees Me
Genesis 17
1 a. Heb. El Shaddai
4 b. Lit. a multitude of nations
5 c. Lit. Exalted Father
5 d. Lit. Father of a Multitude
5 e. a multitude of
8 f. Lit. of your sojournings
15 g. Lit. Princess
Genesis 18
1 a. Heb. Alon Mamre
11 b. Lit. the manner of women had ceased to be with Sarah
Genesis 19
9 a. As a resident alien
17 b. LXX, Syr., Vg. they
17 c. Lit. swept away
22 d. Lit. Little or Insignificant
25 e. devastated
32 f. Lit. seed
34 g. Lit. seed
Genesis 20
3 a. Lit. married to a husband
5 b. innocence
9 c. sinned against
16 d. Lit. is a covering of the eyes for you to all
16 e. Or justified
Genesis 21
3 a. Lit. Laughter
6 b. Lit. made laughter for me
9 c. Lit. laughing
11 d. distressing
13 e. descendant
14 f. A water bottle made of skins
23 g. take an oath
27 h. treaty
31 i. Lit. Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven
Genesis 22
5 a. Or young man
7 b. Or goat
14 c. Heb. YHWH Yireh
23 d. Rebecca, Rom. 9:10
Genesis 23
6 a. Lit. prince of God
8 b. entreat
Genesis 24
3 a. take an oath
7 b. Lit. seed
15 c. Rebecca, Rom. 9:10
23 d. to spend the night
40 e. make your way successful
56 f. delay
Genesis 25
15 a. MT Hadad
16 b. camps
18 c. fell
25 d. Lit. Hairy
26 e. Supplanter or Deceitful, lit. One Who Takes the Heel
27 f. Lit. complete
30 g. Lit. Red
33 h. Take an oath
Genesis 26
8 a. caressing
17 b. camped
20 c. Lit. Quarrel
21 d. Lit. Enmity
22 e. Lit. Spaciousness
28 f. treaty
33 g. Lit. Oath or Seven
33 h. Lit. Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven
Genesis 27
4 a. tasty
7 b. tasty
14 c. tasty
31 d. tasty
36 e. Supplanter or Deceitful, lit. One Who Takes the Heel
37 f. provided support for
39 g. fertility
41 h. are soon here
Genesis 28
1 a. commanded
4 b. Lit. Of your sojournings
15 c. protect
19 d. Lit. House of God
22 e. tithe
Genesis 29
7 a. early in the day
17 b. Or weak
26 c. Lit. place
31 d. Lit. hated
32 e. Lit. See, a Son
33 f. Lit. hated
33 g. Lit. Heard
34 h. Lit. Attached
35 i. Lit. Praise
Genesis 30
3 a. Lit. be built up by her
6 b. Lit. Judge
8 c. Lit. wrestlings of God
8 d. Lit. My Wrestling
11 e. So with Qr., Syr., Tg.; Kt., LXX, Vg. in fortune
11 f. Lit. Troop or Fortune
13 g. Lit. Happy
18 h. Lit. Wages
20 i. Lit. Dwelling
21 j. Lit. Judgment
24 k. Lit. He Will Add
30 l. Lit. at my foot
Genesis 31
5 a. Lit. face
19 b. Heb. teraphim
21 c. Lit. set his face toward
34 d. Heb. teraphim
34 e. Lit. felt
35 f. Heb. teraphim
36 g. transgression
44 h. treaty
47 i. Lit., in Aram., Heap of Witness
47 j. Lit., in Heb., Heap of Witness
49 k. Lit. Watch
53 l. A reference to God
Genesis 32
2 a. Lit. Double Camp
3 b. Lit. field
8 c. Lit. strikes
11 d. Lit. strike
13 e. he had received
23 f. across
24 g. dawn
25 h. struck
28 i. Lit. Prince with God
30 j. Lit. Face of God
31 k. Lit. Face of God; same as Peniel, v. 30
32 l. struck
Genesis 33
11 a. Lit. all
14 b. can stand
17 c. shelters
17 d. Lit. Booths
18 e. Or to Shalem, a city of
19 f. Lit. the field
20 g. Lit. God, the God of Israel
Genesis 34
3 a. Lit. clung to
3 b. tenderly
5 c. kept silent
12 d. bride-price
Genesis 35
4 a. idols
7 b. Lit. God of the House of God
8 c. Lit. Terebinth of Weeping
13 d. departed
18 e. Lit. Son of My Sorrow
18 f. Lit. Son of the Right Hand
27 g. Lit. Town or City of Arba
29 h. Joined his ancestors
Genesis 36
2 a. Or Oholibamah
5 b. Or Oholibamah
11 c. Zephi, 1 Chr. 1:36
14 d. Or Oholibamah
16 e. Sam. omits Chief Korah
18 f. Or Oholibamah
22 g. Homam, 1 Chr. 1:39
23 h. Alian, 1 Chr. 1:40
23 i. Shephi, Chr. 1:40
24 j. So with MT, Vg. (hot springs); LXX Jamin; Tg. mighty men; Talmud mules
25 k. Or Oholibamah
26 l. Heb. Dishan
26 m. Hamran, 1 Chr. 1:41
27 n. Jaakan, 1 Chr. 1:42
39 o. Sam., Syr. Hadad and 1 Chr. 1:50
39 p. Pai, 1 Chr. 1:50
40 q. Aliah, 1 Chr. 1:51
41 r. Or Oholibamah
43 s. Heb. Edom
Genesis 37
1 a. sojourner, temporary resident
19 b. Lit. master of dreams
36 c. MT Medanites
Genesis 38
10 a. Lit. was evil in the eyes of
21 b. in full view
24 c. pregnant
29 d. Lit. Breach or Breakthrough
Genesis 39
3 a. to be a success
4 b. Lit. in his hand
6 c. Care
6 d. Food
7 e. Lit. lifted up her eyes toward
14 f. laugh at
21 g. Caused him to be viewed with favor by
23 h. Lit. his hand
Genesis 40
6 a. dejected
13 b. position
16 c. Or baskets of white bread
19 d. Lit. up
Genesis 41
22 a. Heads of grain
26 b. Heads of grain
34 c. overseers
35 d. Lit. hand
36 e. Lit. supply
36 f. be cut off
40 g. In charge of
45 h. Probably Egyptian for God Speaks and He Lives
47 i. Lit. by handfuls
51 j. Lit. Making Forgetful
52 k. Lit. Fruitfulness
56 l. Lit. all that was in them
Genesis 42
7 a. harshly
9 b. Exposed parts
16 c. Lit. bound
17 d. Lit. gathered
28 e. sank
30 f. harshly
Genesis 43
6 a. Lit. wickedly
16 b. Lit. a slaughter
18 c. Lit. roll himself upon us
Genesis 44
1 a. Lit. the one over
12 b. finished with
34 c. Lit. find
Genesis 45
7 a. remnant
9 b. delay
18 c. The choicest produce
21 d. wagons
Genesis 46
4 a. Will close your eyes when you die
5 b. wagons
10 c. Nemuel, 1 Chr. 4:24
10 d. Jarib, 1 Chr. 4:24
10 e. Zerah, 1 Chr. 4:24
13 f. Puah, Num. 26:23; 1 Chr. 7:1
13 g. Jashub, Num. 26:24; 1 Chr. 7:1
16 h. Sam., LXX Zephon and Num. 26:15
16 i. Ozni, Num. 26:16
16 j. Arod, Num. 26:17
21 k. Hupham, Num. 26:39
23 l. Shuham, Num. 26:42
24 m. Jahziel, 1 Chr. 7:13
24 n. Shallum, 1 Chr. 7:13
34 o. loathsome
Genesis 47
9 a. Lit. sojourning
17 b. supplied
21 c. So with MT, Tg.; Sam., LXX, Vg. made the people virtual slaves
Genesis 48
2 a. Collected his strength
6 b. children
6 c. Who are born to you
22 d. Lit. shoulder
Genesis 49
5 a. violence
6 b. lamed
9 c. couches
10 d. A symbol of kingship
19 e. Lit. Troop
19 f. Lit. raid
24 g. Or supple
Genesis 50
3 a. Lit. wept
11 b. Lit. Mourning of Egypt
15 c. fully
21 d. Lit. to their hearts
25 e. give attention to