Genesis 6:21

6:21 And you must take ¹  for yourself every kind of food ²  that is eaten, ³  and gather it together. ⁴  It will be food for you and for them.

Genesis 39:4

39:4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. ⁵  Potiphar appointed Joseph ⁶  overseer of his household and put him in charge ⁷  of everything he owned.

¹ tn The verb is a direct imperative: “And you, take for yourself.” The form stresses the immediate nature of the instruction; the pronoun underscores the directness.

² tn Heb “from all food,” meaning “some of every kind of food.”

³ tn Or “will be eaten.”

⁴ tn Heb “and gather it to you.”

⁵ sn The Hebrew verb translated became his personal attendant refers to higher domestic service, usually along the lines of a personal attendant. Here Joseph is made the household steward, a position well-attested in Egyptian literature.

⁶ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Heb “put into his hand.”