Genesis 30:41

30:41 When the stronger females were in heat, ¹  Jacob would set up the branches in the troughs in front of the flock, so they would mate near the branches.

Genesis 41:19

41:19 Then ²  seven other cows came up after them; they were scrawny, very bad-looking, and lean. I had never seen such bad-looking cows ³  as these in all the land of Egypt!

Genesis 41:24

41:24 The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. So I told all this ⁴  to the diviner-priests, but no one could tell me its meaning.” ⁵ 

Genesis 44:2

44:2 Then put ⁶  my cup – the silver cup – in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the money for his grain.” He did as Joseph instructed. ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “and at every breeding-heat of the flock.”

² tn Heb “And look.”

³ tn The word “cows” is supplied here in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³ tn The words “all this” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁴ tn Heb “and there was no one telling me.”

⁴ tn The imperfect verbal form is used here to express Joseph’s instructions.

⁵ tn Heb “and he did according to the word of Joseph which he spoke.”