Genesis 29:9

29:9 While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was tending them. ¹ 

Genesis 31:14

31:14 Then Rachel and Leah replied to him, “Do we still have any portion or inheritance ²  in our father’s house?

Genesis 31:30

31:30 Now I understand that ³  you have gone away ⁴  because you longed desperately ⁵  for your father’s house. Yet why did you steal my gods?” ⁶ 

Genesis 50:22

50:22 Joseph lived in Egypt, along with his father’s family. ⁷  Joseph lived 110 years.

[29:9]  ¹ tn Heb “was a shepherdess.”

[31:14]  ² tn The two nouns may form a hendiadys, meaning “a share in the inheritance” or “a portion to inherit.”

[31:30]  ³ tn Heb “and now.” The words “I understand that” have been supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[31:30]  ⁴ tn The infinitive absolute appears before the perfect verbal form to emphasize the certainty of the action.

[31:30]  ⁵ tn The infinitive absolute appears before the perfect verbal form to emphasize the degree of emotion involved.

[31:30]  ⁶ sn Yet why did you steal my gods? This last sentence is dropped into the speech rather suddenly. See C. Mabee, “Jacob and Laban: The Structure of Judicial Proceedings,” VT 30 (1980): 192-207, and G. W. Coats, “Self-Abasement and Insult Formulas,” JBL 91 (1972): 90-92.

[50:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “he and the house of his father.”