Genesis 27:34
Context27:34 When Esau heard 1 his father’s words, he wailed loudly and bitterly. 2 He said to his father, “Bless me too, my father!”
Genesis 27:38
Context27:38 Esau said to his father, “Do you have only that one blessing, my father? Bless me too!” 3 Then Esau wept loudly. 4
Genesis 44:22
Context44:22 We said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father 5 will die.’ 6


[27:34] 1 tn The temporal clause is introduced with the temporal indicator and has the infinitive as its verb.
[27:34] 2 tn Heb “and he yelled [with] a great and bitter yell to excess.”
[27:38] 3 tn Heb “Bless me, me also, my father.” The words “my father” have not been repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[27:38] 4 tn Heb “and Esau lifted his voice and wept.”
[44:22] 5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the boy’s father, i.e., Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[44:22] 6 tn The last two verbs are perfect tenses with vav consecutive. The first is subordinated to the second as a conditional clause.