Genesis 19:9

19:9 “Out of our way!” ¹  they cried, and “This man came to live here as a foreigner, ²  and now he dares to judge us! ³  We’ll do more harm ⁴  to you than to them!” They kept ⁵  pressing in on Lot until they were close enough ⁶  to break down the door.

Genesis 42:16

42:16 One of you must go and get ⁷  your brother, while ⁸  the rest of you remain in prison. ⁹  In this way your words may be tested to see if ¹⁰  you are telling the truth. ¹¹  If not, then, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”

[19:9]  ¹ tn Heb “approach out there” which could be rendered “Get out of the way, stand back!”

[19:9]  ² tn Heb “to live as a resident alien.”

[19:9]  ³ tn Heb “and he has judged, judging.” The infinitive absolute follows the finite verbal form for emphasis. This emphasis is reflected in the translation by the phrase “dares to judge.”

[19:9]  ⁴ tn The verb “to do wickedly” is repeated here (see v. 7). It appears that whatever “wickedness” the men of Sodom had intended to do to Lot’s visitors – probably nothing short of homosexual rape – they were now ready to inflict on Lot.

[19:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “and they pressed against the man, against Lot, exceedingly.”

[19:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they drew near.”

[42:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “send from you one and let him take.” After the imperative, the prefixed verbal form with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose.

[42:16]  ⁸ tn The disjunctive clause is here circumstantial-temporal.

[42:16]  ⁹ tn Heb “bound.”

[42:16]  ¹⁰ tn The words “to see” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[42:16]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the truth [is] with you.”