Genesis 17:12

17:12 Throughout your generations every male among you who is eight days old¹ must be circumcised, whether born in your house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not one of your descendants.

Genesis 17:14

17:14 Any uncircumcised male² who has not been circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin will be cut off³ from his people – he has failed to carry out my requirement.”⁴

Genesis 19:12

19:12 Then the two visitors⁵ said to Lot, “Who else do you have here?⁶ Do you have⁷ any sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or other relatives in the city?⁸ Get them out of this⁹ place

Genesis 26:29

26:29 so that¹⁰ you will not do us any harm, just as we have not harmed¹¹ you, but have always treated you well¹² before sending you away¹³ in peace. Now you are blessed by the Lord.”¹⁴

Genesis 39:8

39:8 But he refused, saying¹⁵ to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not give any thought¹⁶ to his household with me here,¹⁷ and everything that he owns he has put into my care.¹⁸

Genesis 43:34

43:34 He gave them portions of the food set before him,¹⁹ but the portion for Benjamin was five times greater than the portions for any of the others. They drank with Joseph until they all became drunk.²⁰

¹tn Heb “the son of eight days.”

²tn The disjunctive clause calls attention to the “uncircumcised male” and what will happen to him.

³tn Heb “that person will be cut off.” The words “that person” have not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

sn The meaning of “cut off” has been discussed at great length. An entire tractate in the Mishnah is devoted to this subject (tractate Keritot). Being ostracized from the community is involved at the least, but it is not certain whether this refers to the death penalty.

⁴tn Heb “he has broken my covenant.” The noun בְּרִית (bÿrit) here refers to the obligation required by God in conjunction with the covenantal agreement. For the range of meaning of the term, see the note on the word “requirement” in v. 9.

⁵tn Heb “the men,” referring to the angels inside Lot’s house. The word “visitors” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁶tn Heb “Yet who [is there] to you here?”

⁷tn The words “Do you have” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁸tn Heb “a son-in-law and your sons and your daughters and anyone who (is) to you in the city.”

⁹tn Heb “the place.” The Hebrew article serves here as a demonstrative.

¹⁰tn The oath formula is used: “if you do us harm” means “so that you will not do.”

¹¹tn Heb “touched.”

¹²tn Heb “and just as we have done only good with you.”

¹³tn Heb “and we sent you away.”

¹⁴tn The Philistine leaders are making an observation, not pronouncing a blessing, so the translation reads “you are blessed” rather than “may you be blessed” (cf. NAB).

¹⁵tn Heb “and he said.”

¹⁶tn Heb “know.”

¹⁷tn The word “here” has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹⁸tn Heb “hand.” This is a metonymy for being under the control or care of Joseph.

¹⁹tn Heb “and he lifted up portions from before his face to them.”

²⁰tn Heb “and they drank and were intoxicated with him” (cf. NIV “drank freely with him”; NEB “grew merry”; NRSV “were merry”). The brothers were apparently relaxed and set at ease, despite Joseph’s obvious favoritism toward Benjamin.