Genesis 27:42

27:42 When Rebekah heard what her older son Esau had said, ¹  she quickly summoned ²  her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is planning to get revenge by killing you. ³ 

Genesis 42:34

42:34 But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know ⁴  that you are honest men and not spies. ⁵  Then I will give your brother back to you and you may move about freely in the land.’” ⁶ 

Genesis 43:29

43:29 When Joseph looked up ⁷  and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, he said, “Is this your youngest brother, whom you told me about?” Then he said, “May God be gracious to you, my son.” ⁸ 

Genesis 48:19

48:19 But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He too will become a nation and he too will become great. In spite of this, his younger brother will be even greater and his descendants will become a multitude ⁹  of nations.”

[27:42]  ¹ tn Heb “and the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah.”

[27:42]  ² tn Heb “she sent and called for.”

[27:42]  ³ tn Heb “is consoling himself with respect to you to kill you.” The only way Esau had of dealing with his anger at the moment was to plan to kill his brother after the death of Isaac.

[42:34]  ⁴ tn After the imperative, the cohortative with prefixed vav indicates purpose/result.

[42:34]  ⁵ tn Heb “that you are not spies, that you are honest men.”

[42:34]  ⁶ sn Joseph’s brothers soften the news considerably, making it sound like Simeon was a guest of Joseph (Leave one of your brothers with me) instead of being bound in prison. They do not mention the threat of death and do not at this time speak of the money in the one sack.

[43:29]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he lifted his eyes.” The referent of “he” (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[43:29]  ⁸ sn Joseph’s language here becomes warmer and more personal, culminating in calling Benjamin my son.

[48:19]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “fullness.”