“Yes, 3 my son smells
like the scent of an open field
which the Lord has blessed.
31:55 (32:1) 4 Early in the morning Laban kissed 5 his grandchildren 6 and his daughters goodbye and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned home. 7
45:1 Joseph was no longer able to control himself before all his attendants, 8 so he cried out, “Make everyone go out from my presence!” No one remained 9 with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.
1 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “and he smelled the smell”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “see.”
4 sn Beginning with 31:55, the verse numbers in the English Bible through 32:32 differ by one from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 31:55 ET = 32:1 HT, 32:1 ET = 32:2 HT, etc., through 32:32 ET = 32:33 HT. From 33:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.
5 tn Heb “and Laban got up early in the morning and he kissed.”
6 tn Heb “his sons.”
7 tn Heb “to his place.”
8 tn Heb “all the ones standing beside him.”
9 tn Heb “stood.”
10 tn The Hebrew word עִיר (’ir) can refer to either a city or a town, depending on the size of the place. Given that this place was described by Lot later in this verse as a “little place,” the translation uses “town.”
11 tn Heb “Look, this town is near to flee to there. And it is little.”
12 tn Heb “Let me escape to there.” The cohortative here expresses Lot’s request.
13 tn Heb “Is it not little?”
14 tn Heb “my soul will live.” After the cohortative the jussive with vav conjunctive here indicates purpose/result.