Genesis 50:12

50:12 So the sons of Jacob did for him just as he had instructed them.

Genesis 42:20

42:20 But you must bring ¹  your youngest brother to me. Then ²  your words will be verified ³  and you will not die.” They did as he said. ⁴ 

Genesis 3:7

3:7 Then the eyes of both of them opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

Genesis 31:46

31:46 Then he ⁵  said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” So they brought stones and put them in a pile. ⁶  They ate there by the pile of stones.

Genesis 45:21

45:21 So the sons of Israel did as he said. ⁷  Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, ⁸  and he gave them provisions for the journey.

[42:20]  ¹ tn The imperfect here has an injunctive force.

[42:20]  ² tn After the injunctive imperfect, this imperfect with vav indicates purpose or result.

[42:20]  ³ tn The Niphal form of the verb has the sense of “to be faithful; to be sure; to be reliable.” Joseph will test his brothers to see if their words are true.

[42:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they did so.”

[31:46]  ¹ tn Heb “Jacob”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[31:46]  ² sn The Hebrew word for “pile” is גַּל (gal), which sounds like the name “Galeed” (גַּלְעֵד, gal’ed). See v. 48.

[45:21]  ¹ tn Heb “and the sons of Israel did so.”

[45:21]  ² tn Heb “according to the mouth of Pharaoh.”