Genesis 24:36

24:36 My master’s wife Sarah bore a son to him ¹  when she was old, ²  and my master ³  has given him everything he owns.

Genesis 33:5

33:5 When Esau ⁴  looked up ⁵  and saw the women and the children, he asked, “Who are these people with you?” Jacob ⁶  replied, “The children whom God has graciously given ⁷  your servant.”

Genesis 48:9

48:9 Joseph said to his father, “They are the ⁸  sons God has given me in this place.” His father ⁹  said, “Bring them to me so I may bless them.” ¹⁰ 

¹ tn Heb “to my master.” This has been replaced by the pronoun “him” in the translation for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “after her old age.”

³ tn Heb “and he.” The referent (the servant’s master, Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Esau) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Heb “lifted up his eyes.”

⁶ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn The Hebrew verb means “to be gracious; to show favor”; here it carries the nuance “to give graciously.”

⁷ tn Heb “my.”

⁸ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Joseph’s father) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ tn The cohortative with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose after the imperative.