Discovery BoxGenesis 18:19 
Context18:19 I have chosen him 1 so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep 2 the way of the Lord by doing 3 what is right and just. Then the Lord will give 4 to Abraham what he promised 5 him.”
Genesis 30:33
Context30:33 My integrity will testify for me 6 later on. 7 When you come to verify that I’ve taken only the wages we agreed on, 8 if I have in my possession any goat that is not speckled or spotted or any sheep that is not dark-colored, it will be considered stolen.” 9
1 tn Heb “For I have known him.” The verb יָדַע (yada’) here means “to recognize and treat in a special manner, to choose” (see Amos 3:2). It indicates that Abraham stood in a special covenantal relationship with the
2 tn Heb “and they will keep.” The perfect verbal form with vav consecutive carries on the subjective nuance of the preceding imperfect verbal form (translated “so that he may command”).
3 tn The infinitive construct here indicates manner, explaining how Abraham’s children and his household will keep the way of the
4 tn Heb “bring on.” The infinitive after לְמַעַן (lÿma’an) indicates result here.
5 tn Heb “spoke to.”
6 tn Heb “will answer on my behalf.”
7 tn Heb “on the following day,” or “tomorrow.”
8 tn Heb “when you come concerning my wage before you.”
sn Only the wage we agreed on. Jacob would have to be considered completely honest here, for he would have no control over the kind of animals born; and there could be no disagreement over which animals were his wages.
9 tn Heb “every one which is not speckled and spotted among the lambs and dark among the goats, stolen it is with me.”
