15:17 When the sun had gone down and it was dark, a smoking firepot with a flaming torch 1 passed between the animal parts. 2
50:4 When the days of mourning 3 had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s royal court, 4 “If I have found favor in your sight, please say to Pharaoh, 5
1 sn A smoking pot with a flaming torch. These same implements were used in Mesopotamian rituals designed to ward off evil (see E. A. Speiser, Genesis [AB], 113-14).
2 tn Heb “these pieces.”
3 tn Heb “weeping.”
4 tn Heb “the house of Pharaoh.”
5 tn Heb “in the ears of Pharaoh.”