Discovery BoxGenesis 18:9 
Context18:9 Then they asked him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” He replied, “There, 1 in the tent.”
Genesis 20:10
Context20:10 Then Abimelech asked 2 Abraham, “What prompted you to do this thing?” 3
Genesis 27:24
Context27:24 Then he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” “I am,” Jacob 4 replied.
Genesis 27:32
Context27:32 His father Isaac asked, 5 “Who are you?” “I am your firstborn son,” 6 he replied, “Esau!”
Genesis 29:4
Context29:4 Jacob asked them, “My brothers, where are you from?” They replied, “We’re from Haran.”
Genesis 32:27
Context32:27 The man asked him, 7 “What is your name?” 8 He answered, “Jacob.”
Genesis 44:19
Context44:19 My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’
Genesis 48:8
Context48:8 When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, “Who are these?”
1 tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) often accompanies a gesture of pointing or a focused gaze.
2 tn Heb “And Abimelech said to.”
3 tn Heb “What did you see that you did this thing?” The question implies that Abraham had some motive for deceiving Abimelech.
4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “said.”
6 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.
7 tn Heb “and he said to him.” The referent of the pronoun “he” (the man who wrestled with Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
8 sn What is your name? The question is rhetorical, since the
