Genesis 24:33

24:33 When food was served,¹ he said, “I will not eat until I have said what I want to say.”² “Tell us,” Laban said.³

Genesis 27:14

27:14 So he went and got the goats⁴ and brought them to his mother. She⁵ prepared some tasty food, just the way his father loved it.

43:2 When they finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Return, buy us a little more food.”

43:22 We have brought additional money with us to buy food. We do not know who put the money in our sacks!”

43:24 The servant in charge⁶ brought the men into Joseph’s house. He gave them water, and they washed their feet. Then he gave food to their donkeys.

47:12 Joseph also provided food for his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household, according to the number of their little children.

47:16 Then Joseph said, “If your money is gone, bring your livestock, and I will give you food⁷ in exchange for⁸ your livestock.”

¹tn Heb “and food was placed before him.”

²tn Heb “my words.”

³tc Some ancient textual witnesses have a plural verb, “and they said.”

tn Heb “and he said, ‘Speak.’” The referent (Laban) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴tn The words “the goats” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁵tn Heb “his mother.” This has been replaced by the pronoun “she” in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁶tn Heb “the man.”

⁷tn The word “food” has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁸tn On the use of the preposition here see BDB 90 s.v. בְּ.