Genesis 21:11

21:11 Sarah’s demand displeased Abraham greatly because Ishmael was his son. ¹ 

Genesis 38:10

38:10 What he did was evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord ²  killed him too.

Genesis 48:17

48:17 When Joseph saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, it displeased him. ³  So he took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.

[21:11]  ¹ tn Heb “and the word was very wrong in the eyes of Abraham on account of his son.” The verb רָעַע (ra’a’) often refers to what is morally or ethically “evil.” It usage here suggests that Abraham thought Sarah’s demand was ethically (and perhaps legally) wrong.

[38:10]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[48:17]  ³ tn Heb “it was bad in his eyes.”