Genesis 31:29

31:29 I have ¹  the power to do you harm, but the God of your father told me last night, ‘Be careful ²  that you neither bless nor curse Jacob.’ ³ 

Genesis 44:26

44:26 But we replied, ‘We cannot go down there. ⁴  If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go, ⁵  for we won’t be permitted to see the man’s face if our youngest brother is not with us.’

¹ tn Heb “there is to my hand.”

² tn Heb “watch yourself,” which is a warning to be on guard against doing something that is inappropriate.

³ tn Heb “from speaking with Jacob from good to evil.” The precise meaning of the expression, which occurs only here and in v. 24, is uncertain. See the note on the same phrase in v. 24.

⁴ tn The direct object is not specified in the Hebrew text, but is implied; “there” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Heb “go down.”