Genesis 41:35

41:35 They should gather all the excess food ¹  during these good years that are coming. By Pharaoh’s authority ²  they should store up grain so the cities will have food, ³  and they should preserve it. ⁴ 

Genesis 18:19

18:19 I have chosen him ⁵  so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep ⁶  the way of the Lord by doing ⁷  what is right and just. Then the Lord will give ⁸  to Abraham what he promised ⁹  him.”

¹ tn Heb “all the food.”

² tn Heb “under the hand of Pharaoh.”

³ tn Heb “[for] food in the cities.” The noun translated “food” is an adverbial accusative in the sentence.

⁴ tn The perfect with vav (ו) consecutive carries the same force as the sequence of jussives before it.

⁵ tn Heb “For I have known him.” The verb יָדַע (yada’) here means “to recognize and treat in a special manner, to choose” (see Amos 3:2). It indicates that Abraham stood in a special covenantal relationship with the Lord.

⁶ tn Heb “and they will keep.” The perfect verbal form with vav consecutive carries on the subjective nuance of the preceding imperfect verbal form (translated “so that he may command”).

⁷ tn The infinitive construct here indicates manner, explaining how Abraham’s children and his household will keep the way of the Lord.

⁸ tn Heb “bring on.” The infinitive after לְמַעַן (lÿma’an) indicates result here.

⁹ tn Heb “spoke to.”