Genesis 18:31

18:31 Abraham ¹  said, “Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty are found there?” He replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.”

Genesis 30:1

30:1 When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she ²  became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children ³  or I’ll die!”

Genesis 44:28

44:28 The first disappeared ⁴  and I said, “He has surely been torn to pieces.” I have not seen him since.

Genesis 49:7

49:7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce,

and their fury, for it was cruel.

I will divide them in Jacob,

and scatter them in Israel! ⁵ 

[18:31]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[30:1]  ² tn Heb “Rachel.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“she”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[30:1]  ³ tn Heb “sons.”

[44:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “went forth from me.”

[49:7]  ⁵ sn Divide…scatter. What is predicted here is a division of their tribes. Most commentators see here an anticipation of Levi being in every area but not their own. That may be part of it, but not entirely what the curse intended. These tribes for their ruthless cruelty would be eliminated from the power and prestige of leadership.