Kejadian 27:13

27:13 So his mother told him, “Any curse against you will fall on me, ¹  my son! Just obey me! ²  Go and get them for me!”

Kejadian 42:4

42:4 But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, ³  for he said, ⁴  “What if some accident ⁵  happens ⁶  to him?”

[27:13]  ¹ tn Heb “upon me your curse.”

[27:13]  ² tn Heb “only listen to my voice.”

[42:4]  ³ tn Heb “But Benjamin, the brother of Joseph, Jacob did not send with his brothers.” The disjunctive clause highlights the contrast between Benjamin and the other ten.

[42:4]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew verb אָמַר (’amar, “to say”) could also be translated “thought” (i.e., “he said to himself”) here, giving Jacob’s reasoning rather than spoken words.

[42:4]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew noun אָסוֹן (’ason) is a rare word meaning “accident, harm.” Apart from its use in these passages it occurs in Exodus 21:22-23 of an accident to a pregnant woman. The term is a rather general one, but Jacob was no doubt thinking of his loss of Joseph.

[42:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “encounters.”