Genesis 14:16

14:16 He retrieved all the stolen property. ¹  He also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, as well as the women and the rest of ²  the people.

Genesis 20:14

20:14 So Abimelech gave ³  sheep, cattle, and male and female servants to Abraham. He also gave his wife Sarah back to him.

Genesis 24:20

24:20 She quickly emptied ⁴  her jug into the watering trough and ran back to the well to draw more water until she had drawn enough for all his camels.

Genesis 26:15

26:15 So the Philistines took dirt and filled up ⁵  all the wells that his father’s servants had dug back in the days of his father Abraham.

Genesis 35:27

35:27 So Jacob came back to his father Isaac in Mamre, ⁶  to Kiriath Arba ⁷  (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed. ⁸ 

Genesis 42:19

42:19 If you are honest men, leave one of your brothers confined here in prison ⁹  while the rest of you go ¹⁰  and take grain back for your hungry families. ¹¹ 

Genesis 43:12

43:12 Take double the money with you; ¹²  you must take back ¹³  the money that was returned in the mouths of your sacks – perhaps it was an oversight.

Genesis 44:14

44:14 So Judah and his brothers ¹⁴  came back to Joseph’s house. He was still there, ¹⁵  and they threw themselves to the ground before him.

Genesis 44:33-34

44:33 “So now, please let your servant remain as my lord’s slave instead of the boy. As for the boy, let him go back with his brothers. 44:34 For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn’t bear to see ¹⁶  my father’s pain.” ¹⁷ 

Genesis 46:4

46:4 I will go down with you to Egypt and I myself will certainly bring you back from there. ¹⁸  Joseph will close your eyes.” ¹⁹ 

Genesis 48:21

48:21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you ²⁰  and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.

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¹ tn The word “stolen” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

² tn The phrase “the rest of “ has been supplied in the translation for clarification.

³ tn Heb “took and gave.”

⁴ tn Heb “and she hurried and emptied.”

⁵ tn Heb “and the Philistines stopped them up and filled them with dirt.”

⁶ tn This is an adverbial accusative of location.

⁷ tn The name “Kiriath Arba” is in apposition to the preceding name, “Mamre.”

⁸ tn The Hebrew verb גּוּר (gur), traditionally rendered “to sojourn,” refers to temporary settlement without ownership rights.

⁹ tn Heb “bound in the house of your prison.”

¹⁰ tn The disjunctive clause is circumstantial-temporal.

¹¹ tn Heb “[for] the hunger of your households.”

¹² tn Heb “in your hand.”

¹³ tn Heb “take back in your hand.” The imperfect verbal form probably has an injunctive or obligatory force here, since Jacob is instructing his sons.

¹⁴ sn Judah and his brothers. The narrative is already beginning to bring Judah to the forefront.

¹⁵ tn The disjunctive clause here provides supplemental information.

¹⁶ tn The Hebrew text has “lest I see,” which expresses a negative purpose – “I cannot go up lest I see.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “the calamity which would find my father.”

¹⁸ 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.”

¹⁹ 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.

²⁰ tn The pronouns translated “you,” “you,” and “your” in this verse are plural in the Hebrew text.