Genesis 8:10

8:10 He waited seven more days and then sent out the dove again from the ark.

Genesis 32:13

32:13 Jacob ¹  stayed there that night. Then he sent ²  as a gift ³  to his brother Esau

Genesis 32:23

32:23 He took them and sent them across the stream along with all his possessions. ⁴ 

Genesis 44:3

44:3 When morning came, ⁵  the men and their donkeys were sent off. ⁶ 

Genesis 50:16

50:16 So they sent word ⁷  to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave these instructions before he died:

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¹ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “and he took from that which was going into his hand,” meaning that he took some of what belonged to him.

³ sn The Hebrew noun translated gift can in some contexts refer to the tribute paid by a subject to his lord. Such a nuance is possible here, because Jacob refers to Esau as his lord and to himself as Esau’s servant (v. 4).

⁴ tn Heb “and he sent across what he had.”

⁵ tn Heb “the morning was light.”

⁶ tn Heb “and the men were sent off, they and their donkeys.” This clause, like the preceding one, has the subject before the verb, indicating synchronic action.

⁷ tn The verb means “command,” but they would hardly be commanding him. It probably means they sent their father’s instructions to Joseph.