Genesis 44:3

44:3 When morning came, ¹  the men and their donkeys were sent off. ² 

Genesis 18:7-8

18:7 Then Abraham ran to the herd and chose a fine, tender calf, and gave it to a servant, ³  who quickly prepared it. ⁴  18:8 Abraham ⁵  then took some curds and milk, along with the calf that had been prepared, and placed the food ⁶  before them. They ate while ⁷  he was standing near them under a tree.

Genesis 32:7

32:7 Jacob was very afraid and upset. So he divided the people who were with him into two camps, as well as the flocks, herds, and camels.

Genesis 47:17

47:17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them food in exchange for their horses, the livestock of their flocks and herds, and their donkeys. ⁸  He got them through that year by giving them food in exchange for livestock.

[44:3]  ¹ tn Heb “the morning was light.”

[44:3]  ² tn Heb “and the men were sent off, they and their donkeys.” This clause, like the preceding one, has the subject before the verb, indicating synchronic action.

[18:7]  ³ tn Heb “the young man.”

[18:7]  ⁴ tn The construction uses the Piel preterite, “he hurried,” followed by the infinitive construct; the two probably form a verbal hendiadys: “he quickly prepared.”

[18:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:8]  ⁶ tn The words “the food” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text the verb has no stated object.

[18:8]  ⁷ tn The disjunctive clause is a temporal circumstantial clause subordinate to the main verb.

[47:17]  ⁷ tn The definite article is translated here as a possessive pronoun.