Genesis 12:19

12:19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her ¹  to be my wife? ²  Here is your wife! ³  Take her and go!” ⁴ 

Genesis 40:15

40:15 for I really was kidnapped ⁵  from the land of the Hebrews and I have done nothing wrong here for which they should put me in a dungeon.”

Genesis 47:23

47:23 Joseph said to the people, “Since I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed for you. Cultivate ⁶  the land.

[12:19]  ¹ tn The preterite with vav (ו) consecutive here expresses consequence.

[12:19]  ² tn Heb “to me for a wife.”

[12:19]  ³ tn Heb “Look, your wife!”

[12:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “take and go.”

[40:15]  ⁵ tn The verb גָּנַב (ganav) means “to steal,” but in the Piel/Pual stem “to steal away.” The idea of “kidnap” would be closer to the sense, meaning he was stolen and carried off. The preceding infinitive absolute underscores the point Joseph is making.

[47:23]  ⁹ tn The perfect verbal form with the vav consecutive is equivalent to a command here.