Genesis 18:27

18:27 Then Abraham asked, “Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord ¹  (although I am but dust and ashes), ² 

Genesis 24:31

24:31 Laban said to him, ³  “Come, you who are blessed by the Lord! ⁴  Why are you standing out here when I have prepared ⁵  the house and a place for the camels?”

Genesis 28:16

28:16 Then Jacob woke up ⁶  and thought, ⁷  “Surely the Lord is in this place, but I did not realize it!”

¹ tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here and in vv. 30, 31, 32 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

² tn The disjunctive clause is a concessive clause here, drawing out the humility as a contrast to the Lord.

³ tn Heb “and he said.” The referent (Laban) has been specified and the words “to him” supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁴ sn Laban’s obsession with wealth is apparent; to him it represents how one is blessed by the Lord. Already the author is laying the foundation for subsequent events in the narrative, where Laban’s greed becomes his dominant characteristic.

⁵ tn The disjunctive clause is circumstantial.

⁵ tn Heb “woke up from his sleep.” This has been simplified in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁶ tn Heb “said.”