Genesis 3:10

3:10 The man replied, ¹  “I heard you moving about ²  in the orchard, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.”

Genesis 27:18

27:18 He went to his father and said, “My father!” Isaac ³  replied, “Here I am. Which are you, my son?” ⁴ 

Genesis 31:48

31:48 Laban said, “This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement ⁵  today.” That is why it was called Galeed.

Genesis 42:18

42:18 On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do as I say ⁶  and you will live, ⁷  for I fear God. ⁸ 

[3:10]  ¹ tn Heb “and he said.”

[3:10]  ² tn Heb “your sound.” If one sees a storm theophany here (see the note on the word “time” in v. 8), then one could translate, “your powerful voice.”

[27:18]  ³ tn Heb “and he said”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:18]  ⁴ sn Which are you, my son? Isaac’s first question shows that the deception is going to require more subterfuge than Rebekah had anticipated. Jacob will have to pull off the deceit.

[31:48]  ⁵ tn Heb “a witness between me and you.”

[42:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “Do this.”

[42:18]  ⁸ tn After the preceding imperative, the imperative with vav (ו) can, as here, indicate logical sequence.

[42:18]  ⁹ sn For I fear God. Joseph brings God into the picture to awaken his brothers’ consciences. The godly person cares about the welfare of people, whether they live or die. So he will send grain back, but keep one of them in Egypt. This action contrasts with their crime of selling their brother into slavery.