Genesis 24:47

24:47 Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel the son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to Nahor.’ ¹  I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.

Genesis 27:45

27:45 Stay there ²  until your brother’s anger against you subsides and he forgets what you did to him. Then I’ll send someone to bring you back from there. ³  Why should I lose both of you in one day?” ⁴ 

Genesis 44:18

44:18 Then Judah approached him and said, “My lord, please allow your servant to speak a word with you. ⁵  Please do not get angry with your servant, ⁶  for you are just like Pharaoh. ⁷ 

[24:47]  ¹ tn Heb “whom Milcah bore to him.” The referent (Nahor) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:45]  ² tn The words “stay there” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[27:45]  ³ tn Heb “and I will send and I will take you from there.” The verb “send” has no object in the Hebrew text; one must be supplied in the translation. Either “someone” or “a message” could be supplied, but since in those times a message would require a messenger, “someone” has been used.

[27:45]  ⁴ tn If Jacob stayed, he would be killed and Esau would be forced to run away.

[44:18]  ³ tn Heb “Please my lord, let your servant speak a word into the ears of my lord.”

[44:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “and let not your anger burn against your servant.”

[44:18]  ⁵ sn You are just like Pharaoh. Judah’s speech begins with the fear and trembling of one who stands condemned. Joseph has as much power as Pharaoh, either to condemn or to pardon. Judah will make his appeal, wording his speech in such a way as to appeal to Joseph’s compassion for the father, whom he mentions no less than fourteen times in the speech.