Kejadian 24:9

24:9 So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his solemn promise he would carry out his wishes. ¹ 

Kejadian 27:43

27:43 Now then, my son, do what I say. ²  Run away immediately ³  to my brother Laban in Haran.

Kejadian 38:7

38:7 But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord killed him.

Kejadian 43:17

43:17 The man did just as Joseph said; he ⁴  brought the men into Joseph’s house. ⁵ 

Kejadian 47:31

47:31 Jacob ⁶  said, “Swear to me that you will do so.” ⁷  So Joseph ⁸  gave him his word. ⁹  Then Israel bowed down ¹⁰  at the head of his bed. ¹¹ 

[24:9]  ¹ tn Heb “and he swore to him concerning this matter.”

[27:43]  ² tn Heb “listen to my voice.”

[27:43]  ³ tn Heb “arise, flee.”

[43:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “the man.” This has been replaced in the translation by the pronoun “he” for stylistic reasons.

[43:17]  ⁵ sn This verse is a summary statement. The next verses delineate intermediate steps (see v. 24) in the process.

[47:31]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[47:31]  ⁷ tn Heb “swear on oath to me.” The words “that you will do so” have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[47:31]  ⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[47:31]  ⁹ tn Heb “swore on oath to him.”

[47:31]  ¹⁰ sn The Hebrew verb normally means “bow down,” especially in worship or prayer. Here it might simply mean “bend low,” perhaps from weakness or approaching death. The narrative is ambiguous at this point and remains open to all these interpretations.

[47:31]  ¹¹ tc The MT reads מִטָּה (mittah, “bed, couch”). The LXX reads the word as מַטֶּה (matteh, “staff, rod”) and interprets this to mean that Jacob bowed down in worship while leaning on the top of his staff. The LXX reading was used in turn by the writer of the Letter to the Hebrews (Heb 11:21).