Kejadian 12:16

12:16 and he did treat Abram well ¹  on account of her. Abram received ²  sheep and cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

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 40:14

40:14 But remember me ⁶  when it goes well for you, and show ⁷  me kindness. ⁸  Make mention ⁹  of me to Pharaoh and bring me out of this prison, ¹⁰ 

[12:16]  ¹ sn He did treat Abram well. The construction of the parenthetical disjunctive clause, beginning with the conjunction on the prepositional phrase, draws attention to the irony of the story. Abram wanted Sarai to lie “so that it would go well” with him. Though he lost Sarai to Pharaoh, it did go well for him – he received a lavish bride price. See also G. W. Coats, “Despoiling the Egyptians,” VT 18 (1968): 450-57.

[12:16]  ² tn Heb “and there was to him.”

[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.”

[40:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “but you have remembered me with you.” The perfect verbal form may be used rhetorically here to emphasize Joseph’s desire to be remembered. He speaks of the action as already being accomplished in order to make it clear that he expects it to be done. The form can be translated as volitional, expressing a plea or a request.

[40:14]  ⁷ tn This perfect verbal form with the prefixed conjunction (and the two that immediately follow) carry the same force as the preceding perfect.

[40:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “deal with me [in] kindness.”

[40:14]  ⁹ tn The verb זָכַר (zakhar) in the Hiphil stem means “to cause to remember, to make mention, to boast.” The implication is that Joseph would be pleased for them to tell his story and give him the credit due him so that Pharaoh would release him. Since Pharaoh had never met Joseph, the simple translation of “cause him to remember me” would mean little.

[40:14]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “house.” The word “prison” has been substituted in the translation for clarity.