Discovery BoxGenesis 18:27
Context18:27 Then Abraham asked, “Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord 1 (although I am but dust and ashes), 2
Genesis 18:32
Context18:32 Finally Abraham 3 said, “May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
Genesis 44:18
Context44:18 Then Judah approached him and said, “My lord, please allow your servant to speak a word with you. 4 Please do not get angry with your servant, 5 for you are just like Pharaoh. 6
Jeremiah 12:1
Context12:1 Lord, you have always been fair
whenever I have complained to you. 7
However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. 8
Why are wicked people successful? 9
Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?
[18:27] 1 tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here and in vv. 30, 31, 32 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
[18:27] 2 tn The disjunctive clause is a concessive clause here, drawing out the humility as a contrast to the
[18:32] 3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[44:18] 4 tn Heb “Please my lord, let your servant speak a word into the ears of my lord.”
[44:18] 5 tn Heb “and let not your anger burn against your servant.”
[44:18] 6 sn You are just like Pharaoh. Judah’s speech begins with the fear and trembling of one who stands condemned. Joseph has as much power as Pharaoh, either to condemn or to pardon. Judah will make his appeal, wording his speech in such a way as to appeal to Joseph’s compassion for the father, whom he mentions no less than fourteen times in the speech.
[12:1] 7 tn Or “
[12:1] 8 tn Heb “judgments” or “matters of justice.” For the nuance of “complain to,” “fair,” “disposition of justice” assumed here, see BDB 936 s.v. רִיב Qal.4 (cf. Judg 21:22); BDB 843 s.v. צַדִּיק 1.d (cf. Ps 7:12; 11:7); BDB 1049 s.v. מִשְׁפָּט 1.f (cf. Isa 26:8; Ps 10:5; Ezek 7:27).
[12:1] 9 tn Heb “Why does the way [= course of life] of the wicked prosper?”
