Genesis 20:7

20:7 But now give back the man’s wife. Indeed ¹  he is a prophet ²  and he will pray for you; thus you will live. ³  But if you don’t give her back, ⁴  know that you will surely die ⁵  along with all who belong to you.”

Genesis 24:49

24:49 Now, if you will show faithful love to my master, tell me. But if not, tell me as well, so that I may go on my way.” ⁶ 

Genesis 30:1

30:1 When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she ⁷  became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children ⁸  or I’ll die!”

Genesis 31:8

31:8 If he said, ⁹  ‘The speckled animals ¹⁰  will be your wage,’ then the entire flock gave birth to speckled offspring. But if he said, ‘The streaked animals will be your wage,’ then the entire flock gave birth to streaked offspring.

Genesis 31:52

31:52 “This pile of stones and the pillar are reminders that I will not pass beyond this pile to come to harm you and that you will not pass beyond this pile and this pillar to come to harm me. ¹¹ 

Genesis 42:16

42:16 One of you must go and get ¹²  your brother, while ¹³  the rest of you remain in prison. ¹⁴  In this way your words may be tested to see if ¹⁵  you are telling the truth. ¹⁶  If not, then, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”

Genesis 47:6

47:6 The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best region of the land. They may live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any highly capable men ¹⁷  among them, put them in charge ¹⁸  of my livestock.”

¹ tn Or “for,” if the particle is understood as causal (as many English translations do) rather than asseverative.

² sn For a discussion of the term prophet see N. Walker, “What is a Nabhi?” ZAW 73 (1961): 99-100.

³ tn After the preceding jussive (or imperfect), the imperative with vav conjunctive here indicates result.

⁴ tn Heb “if there is not you returning.” The suffix on the particle becomes the subject of the negated clause.

⁵ tn The imperfect is preceded by the infinitive absolute to make the warning emphatic.

⁶ tn Heb “and I will turn to the right or to the left.” The expression apparently means that Abraham’s servant will know where he should go if there is no further business here.

¹¹ tn Heb “Rachel.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“she”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹² tn Heb “sons.”

¹⁶ tn In the protasis (“if” section) of this conditional clause, the imperfect verbal form has a customary nuance – whatever he would say worked to Jacob’s benefit.

¹⁷ tn Heb “speckled” (twice this verse). The word “animals” (after the first occurrence of “speckled”) and “offspring” (after the second) have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. The same two terms (“animals” and “offspring”) have been supplied after the two occurrences of “streaked” later in this verse.

²¹ tn Heb “This pile is a witness and the pillar is a witness, if I go past this pile to you and if you go past this pile and this pillar to me for harm.”

²⁶ tn Heb “send from you one and let him take.” After the imperative, the prefixed verbal form with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose.

²⁷ tn The disjunctive clause is here circumstantial-temporal.

²⁸ tn Heb “bound.”

²⁹ tn The words “to see” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³⁰ tn Heb “the truth [is] with you.”

³¹ tn Heb “men of skill.”

³² tn Heb “make them rulers.”