Genesis 30:28

30:28 He added, “Just name your wages – I’ll pay whatever you want.” ¹ 

Genesis 17:2

17:2 Then I will confirm my covenant ²  between me and you, and I will give you a multitude of descendants.” ³ 

Genesis 31:6

31:6 You know that I’ve worked for your father as hard as I could, ⁴ 

Genesis 47:16

47:16 Then Joseph said, “If your money is gone, bring your livestock, and I will give you food ⁵  in exchange for ⁶  your livestock.”

Genesis 34:12

34:12 You can make the bride price and the gift I must bring very expensive, ⁷  and I’ll give ⁸  whatever you ask ⁹  of me. Just give me the young woman as my wife!”

Genesis 45:18

45:18 Get your father and your households and come to me! Then I will give you ¹⁰  the best land in Egypt and you will eat ¹¹  the best ¹²  of the land.’

[30:28]  ¹ tn Heb “set your wage for me so I may give [it].”

[17:2]  ² tn Following the imperative, the cohortative indicates consequence. If Abram is blameless, then the Lord will ratify the covenant. Earlier the Lord ratified part of his promise to Abram (see Gen 15:18-21), guaranteeing him that his descendants would live in the land. But the expanded form of the promise, which includes numerous descendants and eternal possession of the land, remains to be ratified. This expanded form of the promise is in view here (see vv. 2b, 4-8). See the note at Gen 15:18 and R. B. Chisholm, “Evidence from Genesis,” A Case for Premillennialism, 35-54.

[17:2]  ³ tn Heb “I will multiply you exceedingly, exceedingly.” The repetition is emphatic.

[31:6]  ³ tn Heb “with all my strength.”

[47:16]  ⁴ tn The word “food” has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[47:16]  ⁵ tn On the use of the preposition here see BDB 90 s.v. בְּ.

[34:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “Make very great upon me the bride price and gift.” The imperatives are used in a rhetorical manner. Shechem’s point is that he will pay the price, no matter how expensive it might be.

[34:12]  ⁶ tn The cohortative expresses Shechem’s resolve to have Dinah as his wife.

[34:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “say.”

[45:18]  ⁶ tn After the imperatives in vv. 17-18a, the cohortative with vav indicates result.

[45:18]  ⁷ tn After the cohortative the imperative with vav states the ultimate goal.

[45:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “fat.”