¹ tn “and doing evil I did evil.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite form of the verb for emphasis.

¹ tn Heb “No, for buying I will buy for full silver.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.

¹ tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

¹ tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

¹ tn Or “certainly.” The infinitive absolute appears before the finite verb to emphasize its modality, here the indicative mode.

¹ tn Heb “dedicating, I dedicate.” In this case the emphatic infinitive absolute lends a mood of solemnity to the statement.

² tn Heb “hating, you hated.” Once again the girl’s father uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis.

¹ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation seeks to reflect with “by all means.”

² tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which is reflected in the translation by “surely.”

⁴ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with the words “without fail.”

¹ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation seeks to reflect with “be sure.”

² tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates by the words “in any case.”

¹ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, indicated in the translation by the words “without fail.”

¹ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with “by all means.”

¹ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, indicated in the translation by the words “be certain.”

² tn The construction uses the imperfect tense (taken here as an obligatory imperfect) and the infinitive absolute for emphasis.

¹ tn The construction again uses the infinitive absolute with the verb in the conditional clause to stress the condition.

² tn Here again and with “cry” the infinitive absolute functions with a diminished emphasis (GKC 342-43 §113.o).

¹ tn The construction now uses the same Piel imperfect (v. 34) but adds the infinitive absolute to it for emphasis.

² tn Heb “and he, divining, divines with it.” The infinitive absolute is emphatic, stressing the importance of the cup to Joseph.