Genesis 33:2

33:2 He put the servants and their children in front, with Leah and her children behind them, and Rachel and Joseph behind them. ¹ 

Genesis 38:28

38:28 While she was giving birth, one child ²  put out his hand, and the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.”

[33:2]  ¹ sn This kind of ranking according to favoritism no doubt fed the jealousy over Joseph that later becomes an important element in the narrative. It must have been painful to the family to see that they were expendable.

[38:28]  ² tn The word “child” has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.