Translator's Notes on Genesis 1-11:26

by Katharine Barnwell, Hanni Kuhn

The Translator's Notes series of translation helps was developed by SIL primarily for translators who speak English as a second language, especially those who are translating the Bible into their own languages. It aims to provide careful discussion of exegetical and translation issues, in non-technical English.

The purpose of this series is to help

understand the overall message of each book in the Bible understand how the different parts of the book fit together understand in detail the meaning of the original text be aware of parts of the text that can be difficult to translate consider other translators' suggestions about how to express the meaning of the text

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Components of the Notes and Display
Abbreviations and Other Special Forms
Recommended Reference Helps on Genesis 1-11:26
Introduction to the book of Genesis 1-11:26
Outline of the book of Genesis 1-11:26
Translator's Notes on Genesis 1-11:26

Part One 1:1-11:26  God made the world good but human beings rebelled against him

Division 1:1-2:3 God made the world and saw that it was good Division 2:4-4:26 The first human beings disobeyed God's command Section 2:4-25 God created the first man and the first woman Section 3:1-24 Adam and Eve disobeyed God's command Section 4:1-26 Adam and Eve and their three sons Division 5:1-6:8Adam's descendants Section 5:1-32 The list of Adam's descendants through his son Seth Section 6:1-8 God decided to destroy all people Division 6:9-9:29 The story of Noah Section 6:9-7:16 God decided to save Noah and his family Section 7:17-8:14 God destroyed all other people by a flood Section 8:15-9:17 God made peace between himself and people Section 9:18-29 Noah cursed one son and blessed his other sons Division 10:1-11:9 People spread over the earth Section 10:1-32 The list of Noah's descendants Section 11:1-9 People built a tower at Babel Division 11:10-26 The list of Shem's descendants

Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Bibliography
Endnotes
Guidelines for Using the Translator's Notes Series

248 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2007