Genesis 18:26

18:26 So the Lord replied, “If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”

Genesis 18:28

18:28 what if there are five less than the fifty godly people? Will you destroy ¹  the whole city because five are lacking?” ²  He replied, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”

Genesis 18:30

18:30 Then Abraham ³  said, “May the Lord not be angry ⁴  so that I may speak! ⁵  What if thirty are found there?” He replied, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”

Genesis 33:15

33:15 So Esau said, “Let me leave some of my men with you.” ⁶  “Why do that?” Jacob replied. ⁷  “My lord has already been kind enough to me.” ⁸ 

Genesis 34:11

34:11 Then Shechem said to Dinah’s ⁹  father and brothers, “Let me find favor in your sight, and whatever you require of me ¹⁰  I’ll give. ¹¹ 

[18:28]  ¹ tn The Hebrew verb שָׁחַת (shakhat, “to destroy”) was used earlier to describe the effect of the flood.

[18:28]  ² tn Heb “because of five.”

[18:30]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:30]  ² tn Heb “let it not be hot to the Lord.” This is an idiom which means “may the Lord not be angry.”

[18:30]  ³ tn After the jussive, the cohortative indicates purpose/result.

[33:15]  ¹ tn The cohortative verbal form here indicates a polite offer of help.

[33:15]  ² tn Heb “and he said, ‘Why this?’” The referent of the pronoun “he” (Jacob) has been specified for clarity, and the order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[33:15]  ³ tn Heb “I am finding favor in the eyes of my lord.”

[34:11]  ¹ tn Heb “her”; the referent (Dinah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[34:11]  ² tn Heb “whatever you say.”

[34:11]  ³ tn Or “pay.”