Genesis 12:8

12:8 Then he moved from there to the hill country east of Bethel ¹  and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and worshiped the Lord. ² 

Genesis 38:16

38:16 He turned aside to her along the road and said, “Come on! I want to have sex with you.” ³  (He did not realize ⁴  it was his daughter-in-law.) She asked, “What will you give me in exchange for having sex with you?” ⁵ 

[12:8]  ¹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[12:8]  ² tn Heb “he called in the name of the Lord.” The expression refers to worshiping the Lord through prayer and sacrifice (see Gen 4:26; 13:4; 21:33; 26:25). See G. J. Wenham, Genesis (WBC), 1:116, 281.

[38:16]  ³ tn Heb “I will go to you.” The imperfect verbal form probably indicates his desire here. The expression “go to” is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.

[38:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “for he did not know that.”

[38:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “when you come to me.” This expression is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.