Kejadian 35:17

35:17 When her labor was at its hardest, ¹  the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for you are having another son.” ² 

Kejadian 37:5

37:5 Joseph ³  had a dream, ⁴  and when he told his brothers about it, ⁵  they hated him even more. ⁶ 

Kejadian 37:36

37:36 Now ⁷  in Egypt the Midianites ⁸  sold Joseph ⁹  to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard. ¹⁰ 

Kejadian 43:22

43:22 We have brought additional money with us to buy food. We do not know who put the money in our sacks!”

Kejadian 46:4

46:4 I will go down with you to Egypt and I myself will certainly bring you back from there. ¹¹  Joseph will close your eyes.” ¹² 

[35:17]  ¹ tn The construction uses a Hiphil infinitive, which E. A. Speiser classifies as an elative Hiphil. The contrast is with the previous Piel: there “she had hard labor,” and here, “her labor was at its hardest.” Failure to see this, Speiser notes, has led to redundant translations and misunderstandings (Genesis [AB], 273).

[35:17]  ² sn Another son. The episode recalls and fulfills the prayer of Rachel at the birth of Joseph (Gen 30:24): “may he add” another son.

[37:5]  ³ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[37:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “dreamed a dream.”

[37:5]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn The construction uses a hendiadys, “they added to hate,” meaning they hated him even more.

[37:36]  ⁷ tn The disjunctive clause formally signals closure for this episode of Joseph’s story, which will be resumed in Gen 39.

[37:36]  ⁸ tc The MT spells the name of the merchants as מְדָנִים (mÿdanim, “Medanites”) rather than מִדְיָנִים (midyanim, “Midianites”) as in v. 28. It is likely that the MT is corrupt at this point, with the letter yod (י) being accidentally omitted. The LXX, Vulgate, Samaritan Pentateuch, and Syriac read “Midianites” here. Some prefer to read “Medanites” both here and in v. 28, but Judg 8:24, which identifies the Midianites and Ishmaelites, favors the reading “Midianites.”

[37:36]  ⁹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[37:36]  ¹⁰ sn The expression captain of the guard might indicate that Potiphar was the chief executioner.

[46:4]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and I, I will bring you up, also bringing up.” The independent personal pronoun before the first person imperfect verbal form draws attention to the speaker/subject, while the infinitive absolute after the imperfect strongly emphasizes the statement: “I myself will certainly bring you up.”

[46:4]  ¹² tn Heb “and Joseph will put his hand upon your eyes.” This is a promise of peaceful death in Egypt with Joseph present to close his eyes.