Kejadian 29:7

29:7 Then Jacob ¹  said, “Since it is still the middle of the day, ²  it is not time for the flocks to be gathered. You should water the sheep and then go and let them graze some more.” ³ 

Kejadian 30:32

30:32 Let me walk among ⁴  all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb, ⁵  and the spotted or speckled goats. ⁶  These animals will be my wages. ⁷ 

Kejadian 45:10

45:10 You will live ⁸  in the land of Goshen, and you will be near me – you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.

[29:7]  ¹ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[29:7]  ² tn Heb “the day is great.”

[29:7]  ³ tn Heb “water the sheep and go and pasture [them].” The verbal forms are imperatives, but Jacob would hardly be giving direct orders to someone else’s shepherds. The nuance here is probably one of advice.

[30:32]  ⁴ tn Heb “pass through.”

[30:32]  ⁵ tn Or “every black lamb”; Heb “and every dark sheep among the lambs.”

[30:32]  ⁶ tn Heb “and the spotted and speckled among the goats.”

[30:32]  ⁷ tn Heb “and it will be my wage.” The referent collective singular pronoun (“it) has been specified as “these animals” in the translation for clarity.

[45:10]  ⁸ tn The perfect verbal form with vav consecutive here expresses instruction.