Kejadian 43:18

43:18 But the men were afraid when they were brought to Joseph’s house. They said, “We are being brought in because of ¹  the money that was returned in our sacks last time. ²  He wants to capture us, ³  make us slaves, and take ⁴  our donkeys!”

Kejadian 34:16

34:16 Then we will give ⁵  you our daughters to marry, ⁶  and we will take your daughters as wives for ourselves, and we will live among you and become one people.

Kejadian 31:44

31:44 So now, come, let’s make a formal agreement, ⁷  you and I, and it will be ⁸  proof that we have made peace.” ⁹ 

[43:18]  ¹ tn Heb “over the matter of.”

[43:18]  ² tn Heb “in the beginning,” that is, at the end of their first visit.

[43:18]  ³ tn Heb “to roll himself upon us and to cause himself to fall upon us.” The infinitives here indicate the purpose (as viewed by the brothers) for their being brought to Joseph’s house.

[43:18]  ⁴ tn The word “take” has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[34:16]  ⁵ tn The perfect verbal form with the vav (ו) consecutive introduces the apodosis of the conditional sentence.

[34:16]  ⁶ tn The words “to marry” (and the words “as wives” in the following clause) are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[31:44]  ⁷ tn Heb “cut a covenant.”

[31:44]  ⁸ tn The verb הָיָה (hayah) followed by the preposition לְ (lÿ) means “become.”

[31:44]  ⁹ tn Heb “and it will become a witness between me and you.”