Genesis 48:19

48:19 But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He too will become a nation and he too will become great. In spite of this, his younger brother will be even greater and his descendants will become a multitude ¹  of nations.”

Genesis 4:9

4:9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” ²  And he replied, “I don’t know! Am I my brother’s guardian?” ³ 

Genesis 12:11

12:11 As he approached ⁴  Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, ⁵  I know that you are a beautiful woman. ⁶ 

[48:19]  ¹ tn Heb “fullness.”

[4:9]  ² sn Where is Abel your brother? Again the Lord confronts a guilty sinner with a rhetorical question (see Gen 3:9-13), asking for an explanation of what has happened.

[4:9]  ³ tn Heb “The one guarding my brother [am] I?”

[12:11]  ³ tn Heb “drew near to enter.”

[12:11]  ⁴ tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) is deictic here; it draws attention to the following fact.

[12:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “a woman beautiful of appearance are you.”