Genesis 14:15

14:15 Then, during the night, ¹  Abram ²  divided his forces ³  against them and defeated them. He chased them as far as Hobah, which is north ⁴  of Damascus.

Genesis 42:24

42:24 He turned away from them and wept. When he turned around and spoke to them again, ⁵  he had Simeon taken ⁶  from them and tied up ⁷  before their eyes.

Genesis 49:28

49:28 These ⁸  are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He gave each of them an appropriate blessing. ⁹ 

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¹ tn The Hebrew text simply has “night” as an adverbial accusative.

² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “he divided himself…he and his servants.”

⁴ tn Heb “left.” Directions in ancient Israel were given in relation to the east rather than the north.

⁵ tn Heb “and he turned to them and spoke to them.”

⁶ tn Heb “took Simeon.” This was probably done at Joseph’s command, however; the grand vizier of Egypt would not have personally seized a prisoner.

⁷ tn Heb “and he bound him.” See the note on the preceding verb “taken.”

⁸ tn Heb “All these.”

⁹ tn Heb “and he blessed them, each of whom according to his blessing, he blessed them.”