Genesis 8:10

8:10 He waited seven more days and then sent out the dove again from the ark.

Genesis 30:24

30:24 She named him Joseph, ¹  saying, “May the Lord give me yet another son.”

Genesis 37:5

37:5 Joseph ²  had a dream, ³  and when he told his brothers about it, ⁴  they hated him even more. ⁵ 

Genesis 38:5

38:5 Then she had ⁶  yet another son, whom she named Shelah. She gave birth to him in Kezib. ⁷ 

[30:24]  ¹ sn The name Joseph (יוֹסֵף, yoseph) means “may he add.” The name expresses Rachel’s desire to have an additional son. In Hebrew the name sounds like the verb (אָסַף,’asasf) translated “taken away” in the earlier statement made in v. 23. So the name, while reflecting Rachel’s hope, was also a reminder that God had removed her shame.

[37:5]  ¹ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[37:5]  ² tn Heb “dreamed a dream.”

[37:5]  ³ sn Some interpreters see Joseph as gloating over his brothers, but the text simply says he told his brothers about it (i.e., the dream). The text gives no warrant for interpreting his manner as arrogant or condescending. It seems normal that he would share a dream with the family.

[37:5]  ⁴ tn The construction uses a hendiadys, “they added to hate,” meaning they hated him even more.

[38:5]  ¹ tn Heb “and she added again and she gave birth.” The first verb and the adverb emphasize that she gave birth once more.

[38:5]  ² tn Or “and he [i.e., Judah] was in Kezib when she gave birth to him.”