Discovery BoxGenesis 7:3 
Context7:3 and also seven 1 of every kind of bird in the sky, male and female, 2 to preserve their offspring 3 on the face of the earth.
Genesis 43:3
Context43:3 But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned 4 us, ‘You will not see my face 5 unless your brother is with you.’
Genesis 44:23
Context44:23 But you said to your servants, ‘If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.’
Genesis 46:30
Context46:30 Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive.” 6
1 tn Or “seven pairs” (cf. NRSV).
2 tn Here (and in v. 9) the Hebrew text uses the normal generic terms for “male and female” (זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה, zakhar unÿqevah).
3 tn Heb “to keep alive offspring.”
4 tn The infinitive absolute with the finite verb stresses the point. The primary meaning of the verb is “to witness; to testify.” It alludes to Joseph’s oath, which was tantamount to a threat or warning.
5 tn The idiom “see my face” means “have an audience with me.”
6 tn Heb “after my seeing your face that you are still alive.”
