Kejadian 31:35

31:35 Rachel ¹  said to her father, “Don’t be angry, ²  my lord. I cannot stand up ³  in your presence because I am having my period.” ⁴  So he searched thoroughly, ⁵  but did not find the idols.

Kejadian 44:18

44:18 Then Judah approached him and said, “My lord, please allow your servant to speak a word with you. ⁶  Please do not get angry with your servant, ⁷  for you are just like Pharaoh. ⁸ 

Kejadian 45:11

45:11 I will provide you with food ⁹  there because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise you would become poor – you, your household, and everyone who belongs to you.”’

[31:35]  ¹ tn Heb “she”; the referent (Rachel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[31:35]  ² tn Heb “let it not be hot in the eyes of my lord.” This idiom refers to anger, in this case as a result of Rachel’s failure to stand in the presence of her father as a sign of respect.

[31:35]  ³ tn Heb “I am unable to rise.”

[31:35]  ⁴ tn Heb “the way of women is to me.” This idiom refers to a woman’s menstrual period.

[31:35]  ⁵ tn The word “thoroughly” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.

[44:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “Please my lord, let your servant speak a word into the ears of my lord.”

[44:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “and let not your anger burn against your servant.”

[44:18]  ⁸ sn You are just like Pharaoh. Judah’s speech begins with the fear and trembling of one who stands condemned. Joseph has as much power as Pharaoh, either to condemn or to pardon. Judah will make his appeal, wording his speech in such a way as to appeal to Joseph’s compassion for the father, whom he mentions no less than fourteen times in the speech.

[45:11]  ⁹ tn The verb כּוּל (kul) in the Pilpel stem means “to nourish, to support, to sustain.” As in 1 Kgs 20:27, it here means “to supply with food.”