Genesis 49:28-29

49:28 These ¹  are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He gave each of them an appropriate blessing. ² 

49:29 Then he instructed them, ³  “I am about to go ⁴  to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

Genesis 50:21

50:21 So now, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your little children.” Then he consoled them and spoke kindly ⁵  to them.

Genesis 41:8

41:8 In the morning he ⁶  was troubled, so he called for ⁷  all the diviner-priests ⁸  of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, ⁹  but no one could interpret ¹⁰  them for him. ¹¹ 

[49:28]  ¹ tn Heb “All these.”

[49:28]  ² tn Heb “and he blessed them, each of whom according to his blessing, he blessed them.”

[49:29]  ³ tn The Hebrew text adds “and he said to them,” which is not included in the translation because it is redundant in English.

[49:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “I am about to be gathered” The participle is used here to describe what is imminent.

[50:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “spoke to their heart.”

[41:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “his spirit.”

[41:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “he sent and called,” which indicates an official summons.

[41:8]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew term חַרְטֹם (khartom) is an Egyptian loanword (hyr-tp) that describes a class of priests who were skilled in such interpretations.

[41:8]  ¹⁰ tn The Hebrew text has the singular (though the Samaritan Pentateuch reads the plural). If retained, the singular must be collective for the set of dreams. Note the plural pronoun “them,” referring to the dreams, in the next clause. However, note that in v. 15 Pharaoh uses the singular to refer to the two dreams. In vv. 17-24 Pharaoh seems to treat the dreams as two parts of one dream (see especially v. 22).

[41:8]  ¹¹ tn “there was no interpreter.”

[41:8]  ¹² tn Heb “for Pharaoh.” The pronoun “him” has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons.