Kejadian 37:5

37:5 Joseph ¹  had a dream, ²  and when he told his brothers about it, ³  they hated him even more. ⁴ 

Kejadian 44:14

44:14 So Judah and his brothers ⁵  came back to Joseph’s house. He was still there, ⁶  and they threw themselves to the ground before him.

Kejadian 45:22

45:22 He gave sets of clothes to each one of them, ⁷  but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five sets of clothes. ⁸ 

Kejadian 46:28

46:28 Jacob ⁹  sent Judah before him to Joseph to accompany him to Goshen. ¹⁰  So they came to the land of Goshen.

Kejadian 48:12

48:12 So Joseph moved them from Israel’s knees ¹¹  and bowed down with his face to the ground.

[37:5]  ¹ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[37:5]  ² tn Heb “dreamed a dream.”

[37:5]  ³ sn Some interpreters see Joseph as gloating over his brothers, but the text simply says he told his brothers about it (i.e., the dream). The text gives no warrant for interpreting his manner as arrogant or condescending. It seems normal that he would share a dream with the family.

[37:5]  ⁴ tn The construction uses a hendiadys, “they added to hate,” meaning they hated him even more.

[44:14]  ⁵ sn Judah and his brothers. The narrative is already beginning to bring Judah to the forefront.

[44:14]  ⁶ tn The disjunctive clause here provides supplemental information.

[45:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “to all of them he gave, to each one, changes of outer garments.”

[45:22]  ⁸ tn Heb “changes of outer garments.”

[46:28]  ⁹ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[46:28]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “to direct before him to Goshen.”

[48:12]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and Joseph brought them out from with his knees.” The two boys had probably been standing by Israel’s knees when being adopted and blessed. The referent of the pronoun “his” (Israel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.