Genesis 19:35

19:35 So they made their father drunk ¹  that night as well, and the younger one came and had sexual relations with him. ²  But he was not aware that she had sexual relations with him and then got up. ³ 

Genesis 42:36-37

42:36 Their father Jacob said to them, “You are making me childless! Joseph is gone. ⁴  Simeon is gone. ⁵  And now you want to take ⁶  Benjamin! Everything is against me.”

42:37 Then Reuben said to his father, “You may ⁷  put my two sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my care ⁸  and I will bring him back to you.”

Genesis 43:23

43:23 “Everything is fine,” ⁹  the man in charge of Joseph’s household told them. “Don’t be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks. ¹⁰  I had your money.” ¹¹  Then he brought Simeon out to them.

Genesis 44:31

44:31 When he sees the boy is not with us, ¹²  he will die, and your servants will bring down the gray hair of your servant our father in sorrow to the grave.

¹ tn Heb “drink wine.”

² tn Heb “lied down with him.”

³ tn Heb “And he did not know when she lied down and when she arose.”

⁴ tn Heb “is not.”

⁵ tn Heb “is not.”

⁶ tn The nuance of the imperfect verbal form is desiderative here.

⁷ tn The nuance of the imperfect verbal form is permissive here.

⁸ tn Heb “my hand.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “and he said, ‘peace to you.’” Here the statement has the force of “everything is fine,” or perhaps even “calm down.” The referent of “he” (the man in charge of Joseph’ household) has been specified in the translation for clarity, and the order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged for stylistic reasons.

¹¹ sn Your God and the God of your father…This is the first clear reference in the story to the theme of divine providence – that God works through the human actions to do his will.

¹² tn Heb “your money came to me.”

¹³ tn Heb “when he sees that there is no boy.”