Genesis 37:15

37:15 When Joseph reached Shechem, ¹  a man found him wandering ²  in the field, so the man asked him, “What are you looking for?”

Genesis 41:3

41:3 Then seven bad-looking, thin cows were coming up after them from the Nile, ³  and they stood beside the other cows at the edge of the river. ⁴ 

Genesis 41:18

41:18 Then seven fat and fine-looking cows were coming up out of the Nile, and they grazed in the reeds. ⁵ 

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¹ tn Heb “and he [i.e., Joseph] went to Shechem.” The referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “and a man found him and look, he was wandering in the field.” By the use of וְהִנֵּה (vÿhinneh, “and look”), the narrator invites the reader to see the action through this unnamed man’s eyes.

³ tn Heb “And look, seven other cows were coming up after them from the Nile, bad of appearance and thin of flesh.”

⁴ tn Heb “the Nile.” This has been replaced by “the river” in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Heb “and look, from the Nile seven cows were coming up, fat of flesh and attractive of appearance, and they grazed in the reeds.”