Genesis 30:35

30:35 So that day Laban ¹  removed the male goats that were streaked or spotted, all the female goats that were speckled or spotted (all that had any white on them), and all the dark-colored lambs, and put them in the care ²  of his sons.

Genesis 47:6

47:6 The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best region of the land. They may live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any highly capable men ³  among them, put them in charge ⁴  of my livestock.”

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¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Laban) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “and he gave [them] into the hand.”

³ tn Heb “men of skill.”

⁴ tn Heb “make them rulers.”

sn Put them in charge of my livestock. Pharaoh is, in effect, offering Joseph’s brothers jobs as royal keepers of livestock, a position mentioned often in Egyptian inscriptions, because the Pharaohs owned huge herds of cattle.