Discovery BoxGenesis 18:17 
Context18:17 Then the Lord said, “Should I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? 1
Genesis 27:2
Context27:2 Isaac 2 said, “Since 3 I am so old, I could die at any time. 4
Genesis 27:24
Context27:24 Then he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” “I am,” Jacob 5 replied.
Genesis 27:32
Context27:32 His father Isaac asked, 6 “Who are you?” “I am your firstborn son,” 7 he replied, “Esau!”
Genesis 31:11
Context31:11 In the dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ ‘Here I am!’ I replied.
Genesis 50:19
Context50:19 But Joseph answered them, “Don’t be afraid. Am 8 I in the place of God?
1 tn The active participle here refers to an action that is imminent.
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Isaac) is specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) here introduces a logically foundational statement, upon which the coming instruction will be based.
4 tn Heb “I do not know the day of my death.”
5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Heb “said.”
7 tn Heb “and he said, ‘I [am] your son, your firstborn.’” The order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged for stylistic reasons.
8 tn Heb “For am I.”
