[23:6] 1 tn Heb “Hear us, my lord.”
[23:6] 2 tn Heb “prince of God.” The divine name may be used here as a means of expressing the superlative, “mighty prince.” The word for “prince” probably means “tribal chief” here. See M. H. Gottstein, “Nasi’ ‘elohim (Gen 23:6),” VT 3 (1953) 298-99; and D. W. Thomas, “Consideration of Some Unusual Ways of Expressing the Superlative in Hebrew,” VT 3 (1953) 215-16.
[23:6] 3 tn The phrase “to prevent you” has been added in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[43:13] 4 tn Heb “arise, return,” meaning “get up and go back,” or “go back immediately.”
[43:13] 5 sn The man refers to the Egyptian official, whom the reader or hearer of the narrative knows is Joseph. In this context both the sons and Jacob refer to him simply as “the man” (see vv. 3-7).