43:3 But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned 1 us, ‘You will not see my face 2 unless your brother is with you.’
44:14 So Judah and his brothers 3 came back to Joseph’s house. He was still there, 4 and they threw themselves to the ground before him.
46:12 The sons of Judah:
Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah
(but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan).
The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
49:8 Judah, 5 your brothers will praise you.
Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies,
your father’s sons will bow down before you.
1 tn The infinitive absolute with the finite verb stresses the point. The primary meaning of the verb is “to witness; to testify.” It alludes to Joseph’s oath, which was tantamount to a threat or warning.
2 tn The idiom “see my face” means “have an audience with me.”
3 sn Judah and his brothers. The narrative is already beginning to bring Judah to the forefront.
4 tn The disjunctive clause here provides supplemental information.
5 sn There is a wordplay here; the name Judah (יְהוּדָה, yÿhudah) sounds in Hebrew like the verb translated praise (יוֹדוּךָ, yodukha). The wordplay serves to draw attention to the statement as having special significance.