Kejadian 18:30

18:30 Then Abraham ¹  said, “May the Lord not be angry ²  so that I may speak! ³  What if thirty are found there?” He replied, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”

Hakim-hakim 6:39

6:39 Gideon said to God, “Please do not get angry at me, when I ask for just one more sign. ⁴  Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time make only the fleece dry, while the ground around it is covered with dew.” ⁵ 

[18:30]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:30]  ² tn Heb “let it not be hot to the Lord.” This is an idiom which means “may the Lord not be angry.”

[18:30]  ³ tn After the jussive, the cohortative indicates purpose/result.

[6:39]  ⁴ tn Heb “Let your anger not rage at me, so that I might speak only this once.”

[6:39]  ⁵ tn Heb “let the fleece alone be dry, while dew is on all the ground.”