Discovery BoxGenesis 27:5 
Context27:5 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
Context41:48 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
Context47:24 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.”
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.”
