Genesis 11:8

11:8 So the Lord scattered them from there across the face of the entire earth, and they stopped building ¹  the city.

Genesis 18:23

18:23 Abraham approached and said, “Will you sweep away the godly along with the wicked?

Genesis 18:26

18:26 So the Lord replied, “If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”

Genesis 31:55

31:55 (32:1) ²  Early in the morning Laban kissed ³  his grandchildren ⁴  and his daughters goodbye and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned home. ⁵ 

Genesis 44:7

44:7 They answered him, “Why does my lord say such things? ⁶  Far be it from your servants to do such a thing! ⁷ 

¹ tn The infinitive construct לִבְנֹת (livnot, “building”) here serves as the object of the verb “they ceased, stopped,” answering the question of what they stopped doing.

² sn Beginning with 31:55, the verse numbers in the English Bible through 32:32 differ by one from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 31:55 ET = 32:1 HT, 32:1 ET = 32:2 HT, etc., through 32:32 ET = 32:33 HT. From 33:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.

³ tn Heb “and Laban got up early in the morning and he kissed.”

⁴ tn Heb “his sons.”

⁵ tn Heb “to his place.”

³ tn Heb “Why does my lord speak according to these words?”

⁴ tn Heb “according to this thing.”