Genesis 39:16

39:16 So she laid his outer garment beside her until his master came home.

Genesis 24:31

24:31 Laban said to him, ¹  “Come, you who are blessed by the Lord! ²  Why are you standing out here when I have prepared ³  the house and a place for the camels?”

Genesis 43:25

43:25 They got their gifts ready for Joseph’s arrival ⁴  at noon, for they had heard ⁵  that they were to have a meal ⁶  there.

[24:31]  ¹ tn Heb “and he said.” The referent (Laban) has been specified and the words “to him” supplied in the translation for clarity.

[24:31]  ² sn Laban’s obsession with wealth is apparent; to him it represents how one is blessed by the Lord. Already the author is laying the foundation for subsequent events in the narrative, where Laban’s greed becomes his dominant characteristic.

[24:31]  ³ tn The disjunctive clause is circumstantial.

[43:25]  ¹ tn The construction uses the infinitive construct after the preposition, followed by the subjective genitive.

[43:25]  ² tn The action precedes the action of preparing the gift, and so must be translated as past perfect.

[43:25]  ³ tn Heb “eat bread.” The imperfect verbal form is used here as a historic future (future from the perspective of the past).