Discovery BoxGenesis 17:18 
Context17:18 Abraham said to God, “O that 1 Ishmael might live before you!” 2
Genesis 20:15
Context20:15 Then Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you; live wherever you please.” 3
Genesis 27:44
Context27:44 Live with him for a little while 4 until your brother’s rage subsides.
1 tn The wish is introduced with the Hebrew particle לוּ (lu), “O that.”
2 tn Or “live with your blessing.”
3 tn Heb “In the [place that is] good in your eyes live!”
4 tn Heb “a few days.” Rebekah probably downplays the length of time Jacob will be gone, perhaps to encourage him and assure him that things will settle down soon. She probably expects Esau’s anger to die down quickly. However, Jacob ends up being gone twenty years and he never sees Rebekah again.
