Genesis 3:10

3:10 The man replied, ¹  “I heard you moving about ²  in the orchard, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.”

Genesis 18:15

18:15 Then Sarah lied, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. But the Lord said, “No! You did laugh.” ³ 

Genesis 42:18

42:18 On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do as I say ⁴  and you will live, ⁵  for I fear God. ⁶ 

Genesis 50:19

50:19 But Joseph answered them, “Don’t be afraid. Am ⁷  I in the place of God?

¹ tn Heb “and he said.”

² tn Heb “your sound.” If one sees a storm theophany here (see the note on the word “time” in v. 8), then one could translate, “your powerful voice.”

³ tn Heb “And he said, ‘No, but you did laugh.’” The referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Heb “Do this.”

⁶ tn After the preceding imperative, the imperative with vav (ו) can, as here, indicate logical sequence.

⁷ sn For I fear God. Joseph brings God into the picture to awaken his brothers’ consciences. The godly person cares about the welfare of people, whether they live or die. So he will send grain back, but keep one of them in Egypt. This action contrasts with their crime of selling their brother into slavery.

⁷ tn Heb “For am I.”