Genesis 8:21

8:21 And the Lord smelled the soothing aroma ¹  and said ²  to himself, ³  “I will never again curse ⁴  the ground because of humankind, even though ⁵  the inclination of their minds ⁶  is evil from childhood on. ⁷  I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done.

Genesis 20:6

20:6 Then in the dream God replied to him, “Yes, I know that you have done this with a clear conscience. ⁸  That is why I have kept you ⁹  from sinning against me and why ¹⁰  I did not allow you to touch her.

Genesis 26:24

26:24 The Lord appeared to him that night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham.”

Genesis 33:10

33:10 “No, please take them,” Jacob said. ¹¹  “If I have found favor in your sight, accept ¹²  my gift from my hand. Now that I have seen your face and you have accepted me, ¹³  it is as if I have seen the face of God. ¹⁴ 

Genesis 50:5

50:5 ‘My father made me swear an oath. He said, ¹⁵  “I am about to die. Bury me ¹⁶  in my tomb that I dug for myself there in the land of Canaan.” Now let me go and bury my father; then I will return.’”

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¹ tn The Lord “smelled” (וַיָּרַח, vayyarakh) a “soothing smell” (רֵיחַ הַנִּיהֹחַ, reakh hannihoakh). The object forms a cognate accusative with the verb. The language is anthropomorphic. The offering had a sweet aroma that pleased or soothed. The expression in Lev 1 signifies that God accepts the offering with pleasure, and in accepting the offering he accepts the worshiper.

² tn Heb “and the Lord said.”

³ tn Heb “in his heart.”

⁴ tn Here the Hebrew word translated “curse” is קָלָל (qalal), used in the Piel verbal stem.

⁵ tn The Hebrew particle כִּי (ki) can be used in a concessive sense (see BDB 473 s.v. כִּי), which makes good sense in this context. Its normal causal sense (“for”) does not fit the context here very well.

⁶ tn Heb “the inclination of the heart of humankind.”

⁷ tn Heb “from his youth.”

⁸ tn Heb “with the integrity of your heart.”

⁹ tn Heb “and I, even I, kept you.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “therefore.”

¹¹ tn Heb “and Jacob said, ‘No, please.’” The words “take them” have been supplied in the translation for clarity, and the order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse rearranged for stylistic reasons.

¹² tn The form is the perfect tense with a vav (ו) consecutive, expressing a contingent future nuance in the “then” section of the conditional sentence.

¹³ tn The verbal form is the preterite with a vav (ו) consecutive, indicating result here.

¹⁴ tn Heb “for therefore I have seen your face like seeing the face of God and you have accepted me.”

sn This is an allusion to the preceding episode (32:22-31) in which Jacob saw the face of God and realized his prayer was answered.

¹⁵ tn Heb “saying.”

¹⁶ tn The imperfect verbal form here has the force of a command.