Genesis 27:26

27:26 Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come here and kiss me, my son.”

Genesis 24:51

24:51 Rebekah stands here before you. Take her and go so that she may become ¹  the wife of your master’s son, just as the Lord has decided.” ² 

Genesis 37:13

37:13 Israel said to Joseph, “Your brothers ³  are grazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I will send you to them.” “I’m ready,” ⁴  Joseph replied. ⁵ 

Genesis 38:22

38:22 So he returned to Judah and said, “I couldn’t find her. Moreover, the men of the place said, ‘There has been no cult prostitute here.’”

Genesis 50:25

50:25 Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath. He said, “God will surely come to you. Then you must carry my bones up from this place.”

[24:51]  ¹ tn Following the imperatives, the jussive with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose or result.

[24:51]  ² tn Heb “as the Lord has spoken.”

[37:13]  ¹ tn The text uses an interrogative clause: “Are not your brothers,” which means “your brothers are.”

[37:13]  ² sn With these words Joseph is depicted here as an obedient son who is ready to do what his father commands.

[37:13]  ³ tn Heb “and he said, ‘Here I am.’” The referent of the pronoun “he” (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity, and the order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged for stylistic reasons.