Genesis 27:5

27:5 Now Rebekah had been listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. ¹  When Esau went out to the open fields to hunt down some wild game and bring it back, ² 

Genesis 41:48

41:48 Joseph ³  collected all the excess food ⁴  in the land of Egypt during the seven years and stored it in the cities. ⁵  In every city he put the food gathered from the fields around it.

Genesis 47:24

47:24 When you gather in the crop, ⁶  give ⁷  one-fifth of it to Pharaoh, and the rest ⁸  will be yours for seed for the fields and for you to eat, including those in your households and your little children.”

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¹ tn The disjunctive clause (introduced by a conjunction with the subject, followed by the predicate) here introduces a new scene in the story.

² tc The LXX adds here “to his father,” which may have been accidentally omitted in the MT.

³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “all the food.”

⁵ tn Heb “of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt and placed food in the cities.”

⁶ tn The words “the crop” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁷ tn The perfect form with the vav (ו) consecutive is equivalent to an imperfect of instruction here.

⁸ tn Heb “four parts.”