Kejadian 47:2

47:2 He took five of his brothers and introduced them to Pharaoh. ¹ 

Kejadian 30:38

30:38 Then he set up the peeled branches in all the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink. He set up the branches in front of the flocks when they were in heat and came to drink. ² 

Kejadian 33:15

33:15 So Esau said, “Let me leave some of my men with you.” ³  “Why do that?” Jacob replied. ⁴  “My lord has already been kind enough to me.” ⁵ 

Kejadian 43:9

43:9 I myself pledge security ⁶  for him; you may hold me liable. If I do not bring him back to you and place him here before you, I will bear the blame before you all my life. ⁷ 

[47:2]  ¹ tn Heb “and from the whole of his brothers he took five men and presented them before Pharaoh.”

[30:38]  ² sn He put the branches in front of the flocks…when they came to drink. It was generally believed that placing such “visual aids” before the animals as they were mating, it was possible to influence the appearance of their offspring. E. A. Speiser notes that “Jacob finds a way to outwit his father-in-law, through prenatal conditioning of the flock by visual aids – in conformance with universal folk beliefs” (Genesis [AB], 238). Nevertheless, in spite of Jacob’s efforts at animal husbandry, he still attributes the resulting success to God (see 31:5).

[33:15]  ³ tn The cohortative verbal form here indicates a polite offer of help.

[33:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he said, ‘Why this?’” The referent of the pronoun “he” (Jacob) has been specified for clarity, and the order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[33:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “I am finding favor in the eyes of my lord.”

[43:9]  ⁶ tn The pronoun before the first person verbal form draws attention to the subject and emphasizes Judah’s willingness to be personally responsible for the boy.

[43:9]  ⁷ sn I will bear the blame before you all my life. It is not clear how this would work out if Benjamin did not come back. But Judah is offering his life for Benjamin’s if Benjamin does not return.