Genesis 26:29

Context
26:29 so that¹ you will not do us any harm, just as we have not harmed² you, but have always treated you well³ before sending you away⁴ in peace. Now you are blessed by the Lord.”⁵

Genesis 37:4

Context
37:4 When Joseph’s⁶ brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them,⁷ they hated Joseph⁸ and were not able to speak to him kindly.⁹

[26:29] ¹tn The oath formula is used: “if you do us harm” means “so that you will not do.”

[26:29] ²tn Heb “touched.”

[26:29] ³tn Heb “and just as we have done only good with you.”

[26:29] ⁴tn Heb “and we sent you away.”

[26:29] ⁵tn The Philistine leaders are making an observation, not pronouncing a blessing, so the translation reads “you are blessed” rather than “may you be blessed” (cf. NAB).

[37:4] ⁶tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[37:4] ⁷tn Heb “of his brothers.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been replaced in the translation by the pronoun “them.”

[37:4] ⁸tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[37:4] ⁹tn Heb “speak to him for peace.”