Genesis 14:11-12

14:11 The four victorious kings ¹  took all the possessions and food of Sodom and Gomorrah and left. 14:12 They also took Abram’s nephew ²  Lot and his possessions when ³  they left, for Lot ⁴  was living in Sodom. ⁵ 

Genesis 37:31

37:31 So they took Joseph’s tunic, killed a young goat, ⁶  and dipped the tunic in the blood.

[14:11]  ¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the four victorious kings, see v. 9) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[14:12]  ² tn Heb “Lot the son of his brother.”

[14:12]  ³ tn Heb “and.”

[14:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Lot) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:12]  ⁵ tn This disjunctive clause is circumstantial/causal, explaining that Lot was captured because he was living in Sodom at the time.

[37:31]  ³ sn It was with two young goats that Jacob deceived his father (Gen 27:9); now with a young goat his sons continue the deception that dominates this family.