Genesis 17:18

17:18 Abraham said to God, “O that ¹  Ishmael might live before you!” ² 

Genesis 31:32

31:32 Whoever has taken your gods will be put to death! ³  In the presence of our relatives ⁴  identify whatever is yours and take it.” ⁵  (Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.) ⁶ 

[17:18]  ¹ tn The wish is introduced with the Hebrew particle לוּ (lu), “O that.”

[17:18]  ² tn Or “live with your blessing.”

[31:32]  ³ tn Heb “With whomever you find your gods, he will not live.”

[31:32]  ⁴ tn Heb “brothers.”

[31:32]  ⁵ tn Heb “recognize for yourself what is with me and take for yourself.”

[31:32]  ⁶ tn The disjunctive clause (introduced here by a vav [ו] conjunction) provides supplemental material that is important to the story. Since this material is parenthetical in nature, it has been placed in parentheses in the translation.