Genesis 26:29

26:29 so that ¹  you will not do us any harm, just as we have not harmed ²  you, but have always treated you well ³  before sending you away ⁴  in peace. Now you are blessed by the Lord.” ⁵ 

Genesis 37:4

37:4 When Joseph’s ⁶  brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, ⁷  they hated Joseph ⁸  and were not able to speak to him kindly. ⁹ 

¹ tn The oath formula is used: “if you do us harm” means “so that you will not do.”

² tn Heb “touched.”

³ tn Heb “and just as we have done only good with you.”

⁴ tn Heb “and we sent you away.”

⁵ tn The Philistine leaders are making an observation, not pronouncing a blessing, so the translation reads “you are blessed” rather than “may you be blessed” (cf. NAB).

⁶ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Heb “of his brothers.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been replaced in the translation by the pronoun “them.”

⁸ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ tn Heb “speak to him for peace.”