Kejadian 4:10

4:10 But the Lord said, “What have you done? ¹  The voice ²  of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground!

Kejadian 27:13

27:13 So his mother told him, “Any curse against you will fall on me, ³  my son! Just obey me! ⁴  Go and get them for me!”

Kejadian 41:44

41:44 Pharaoh also said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission ⁵  no one ⁶  will move his hand or his foot ⁷  in all the land of Egypt.”

Kejadian 42:29

42:29 They returned to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan and told him all the things that had happened to them, saying,

[4:10]  ¹ sn What have you done? Again the Lord’s question is rhetorical (see Gen 3:13), condemning Cain for his sin.

[4:10]  ² tn The word “voice” is a personification; the evidence of Abel’s shed blood condemns Cain, just as a human eyewitness would testify in court. For helpful insights, see G. von Rad, Biblical Interpretations in Preaching; and L. Morris, “The Biblical Use of the Term ‘Blood,’” JTS 6 (1955/56): 77-82.

[27:13]  ³ tn Heb “upon me your curse.”

[27:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “only listen to my voice.”

[41:44]  ⁵ tn Heb “apart from you.”

[41:44]  ⁶ tn Heb “no man,” but here “man” is generic, referring to people in general.

[41:44]  ⁷ tn The idiom “lift up hand or foot” means “take any action” here.