Discovery BoxGenesis 19:21 
Context19:21 “Very well,” he replied, 1 “I will grant this request too 2 and will not overthrow 3 the town you mentioned.
Genesis 23:8
Context23:8 Then he said to them, “If you agree 4 that I may bury my dead, 5 then hear me out. 6 Ask 7 Ephron the son of Zohar
Genesis 31:12
Context31:12 Then he said, ‘Observe 8 that all the male goats mating with 9 the flock are streaked, speckled, or spotted, for I have observed all that Laban has done to you.
1 tn Heb “And he said, ‘Look, I will grant.’” The order of the clauses has been rearranged for stylistic reasons. The referent of the speaker (“he”) is somewhat ambiguous: It could be taken as the angel to whom Lot has been speaking (so NLT; note the singular references in vv. 18-19), or it could be that Lot is speaking directly to the
2 tn Heb “I have lifted up your face [i.e., shown you favor] also concerning this matter.”
3 tn The negated infinitive construct indicates either the consequence of God’s granting the request (“I have granted this request, so that I will not”) or the manner in which he will grant it (“I have granted your request by not destroying”).
4 tn Heb “If it is with your purpose.” The Hebrew noun נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) here has the nuance “purpose” or perhaps “desire” (see BDB 661 s.v. נֶפֶשׁ).
5 tn Heb “bury my dead out of my sight.” The last phrase “out of my sight” has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
6 tn Or “hear me.”
7 tn Heb “intercede for me with.”
8 tn Heb “lift up (now) your eyes and see.”
9 tn Heb “going up on,” that is, mounting for intercourse.
