Genesis 9:7

9:7 But as for you, ¹  be fruitful and multiply; increase abundantly on the earth and multiply on it.”

Genesis 15:15

15:15 But as for you, ²  you will go to your ancestors ³  in peace and be buried at a good old age. ⁴ 

Genesis 27:24

27:24 Then he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” “I am,” Jacob ⁵  replied.

Genesis 31:6

31:6 You know that I’ve worked for your father as hard as I could, ⁶ 

¹ sn The disjunctive clause (conjunction + pronominal subject + verb) here indicates a strong contrast to what has preceded. Against the backdrop of the warnings about taking life, God now instructs the people to produce life, using terms reminiscent of the mandate given to Adam (Gen 1:28).

² tn The vav with the pronoun before the verb calls special attention to the subject in contrast to the preceding subject.

³ sn You will go to your ancestors. This is a euphemistic expression for death.

⁴ tn Heb “in a good old age.”

³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “with all my strength.”