Genesis 7:17

7:17 The flood engulfed the earth for forty days. As the waters increased, they lifted the ark and raised it above the earth.

Genesis 12:20

12:20 Pharaoh gave his men orders about Abram, ¹  and so they expelled him, along with his wife and all his possessions.

Genesis 15:14

15:14 But I will execute judgment on the nation that they will serve. ²  Afterward they will come out with many possessions.

Genesis 26:6

26:6 So Isaac settled in Gerar.

Genesis 37:23

37:23 When Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him ³  of his tunic, the special tunic that he wore.

Genesis 39:7

39:7 Soon after these things, his master’s wife took notice of ⁴  Joseph and said, “Have sex with me.” ⁵ 

Genesis 41:11

41:11 We each had a dream one night; each of us had a dream with its own meaning. ⁶ 

Genesis 48:2

48:2 When Jacob was told, ⁷  “Your son Joseph has just ⁸  come to you,” Israel regained strength and sat up on his bed.

¹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn The participle דָּן (dan, from דִּין, din) is used here for the future: “I am judging” = “I will surely judge.” The judgment in this case will be condemnation and punishment. The translation “execute judgment on” implies that the judgment will certainly be carried out.

¹ tn Heb “Joseph”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹ tn Heb “she lifted up her eyes toward,” an expression that emphasizes her deliberate and careful scrutiny of him.

² tn Heb “lie with me.” Here the expression “lie with” is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.

¹ tn Heb “and we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he, each according to the interpretation of his dream we dreamed.”

¹ tn Heb “and one told and said.” The verbs have no expressed subject and can be translated with the passive voice.

² tn Heb “Look, your son Joseph.”