Genesis 49:6

49:6 O my soul, do not come into their council,

do not be united to their assembly, my heart, ¹ 

for in their anger they have killed men,

and for pleasure they have hamstrung oxen.

Genesis 22:16

22:16 and said, “‘I solemnly swear by my own name,’ ²  decrees the Lord, ³  ‘that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,

[49:6]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text reads “my glory,” but it is preferable to repoint the form and read “my liver.” The liver was sometimes viewed as the seat of the emotions and will (see HALOT 456 s.v. II כָּבֵד) for which the heart is the modern equivalent.

[22:16]  ² tn Heb “By myself I swear.”

[22:16]  ³ tn Heb “the oracle of the Lord.” The phrase refers to a formal oracle or decree from the Lord.