Kejadian 24:12

24:12 He prayed, “O Lord, God of my master Abraham, guide me today. ¹  Be faithful ²  to my master Abraham.

Kejadian 39:23

39:23 The warden did not concern himself ³  with anything that was in Joseph’s ⁴  care because the Lord was with him and whatever he was doing the Lord was making successful.

Kejadian 41:34

41:34 Pharaoh should do ⁵  this – he should appoint ⁶  officials ⁷  throughout the land to collect one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt ⁸  during the seven years of abundance.

Kejadian 48:17

48:17 When Joseph saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, it displeased him. ⁹  So he took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.

[24:12]  ¹ tn Heb “make it happen before me today.” Although a number of English translations understand this as a request for success in the task (cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV) it is more likely that the servant is requesting an omen or sign from God (v. 14).

[24:12]  ² tn Heb “act in loyal love with” or “show kindness to.”

[39:23]  ³ tn Heb “was not looking at anything.”

[39:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[41:34]  ⁵ tn The imperfect verbal form has an obligatory nuance here. The Samaritan Pentateuch has a jussive form here, “and let [Pharaoh] do.”

[41:34]  ⁶ tn Heb “and let him appoint.” The jussive form expresses Joseph’s advice to Pharaoh.

[41:34]  ⁷ tn Heb “appointees.” The noun is a cognate accusative of the preceding verb. Since “appoint appointees” would be redundant in English, the term “officials” was used in the translation instead.

[41:34]  ⁸ tn Heb “and he shall collect a fifth of the land of Egypt.” The language is figurative (metonymy); it means what the land produces, i.e., the harvest.

[48:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “it was bad in his eyes.”