Genesis 29:12

29:12 When Jacob explained ¹  to Rachel that he was a relative of her father ²  and the son of Rebekah, she ran and told her father.

Genesis 33:11

33:11 Please take my present ³  that was brought to you, for God has been generous ⁴  to me and I have all I need.” ⁵  When Jacob urged him, he took it. ⁶ 

Genesis 45:26

45:26 They told him, “Joseph is still alive and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned, ⁷  for he did not believe them.

[29:12]  ¹ tn Heb “declared.”

[29:12]  ² tn Heb “that he [was] the brother of her father.”

[33:11]  ³ tn Heb “blessing.” It is as if Jacob is trying to repay what he stole from his brother twenty years earlier.

[33:11]  ⁴ tn Or “gracious,” but in the specific sense of prosperity.

[33:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “all.”

[33:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he urged him and he took.” The referent of the first pronoun in the sequence (“he”) has been specified as “Jacob” in the translation for clarity.

[45:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “and his heart was numb.” Jacob was stunned by the unbelievable news and was unable to respond.