Genesis 8:9

8:9 The dove could not find a resting place for its feet because water still covered ¹  the surface of the entire earth, and so it returned to Noah ²  in the ark. He stretched out his hand, took the dove, ³  and brought it back into the ark. ⁴ 

Genesis 8:15

8:15 Then God spoke to Noah and said,

Genesis 19:18

19:18 But Lot said to them, “No, please, Lord! ⁵ 

Genesis 38:16

38:16 He turned aside to her along the road and said, “Come on! I want to have sex with you.” ⁶  (He did not realize ⁷  it was his daughter-in-law.) She asked, “What will you give me in exchange for having sex with you?” ⁸ 

Genesis 42:17

42:17 He imprisoned ⁹  them all for three days.

Genesis 44:6

44:6 When the man ¹⁰  overtook them, he spoke these words to them.

Genesis 46:31

46:31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and his father’s household, “I will go up and tell Pharaoh, ¹¹  ‘My brothers and my father’s household who were in the land of Canaan have come to me.

[8:9]  ¹ tn The words “still covered” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[8:9]  ² tn Heb “him”; the referent (Noah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:9]  ³ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the dove) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he brought it to himself to the ark.”

[19:18]  ⁵ tn Or “my lords.” See the following note on the problem of identifying the addressee here. The Hebrew term is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[38:16]  ⁹ tn Heb “I will go to you.” The imperfect verbal form probably indicates his desire here. The expression “go to” is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.

[38:16]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “for he did not know that.”

[38:16]  ¹¹ tn Heb “when you come to me.” This expression is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.

[42:17]  ¹³ sn The same Hebrew word is used for Joseph’s imprisonment in 40:3, 4, 7. There is some mirroring going on in the narrative. The Hebrew word used here (אָסַף, ’asaf, “to gather”) is not normally used in a context like this (for placing someone in prison), but it forms a wordplay on the name Joseph (יוֹסֵף, yosoef) and keeps the comparison working.

[44:6]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the man who was in charge of Joseph’s household) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[46:31]  ²¹ tn Heb “tell Pharaoh and say to him.”