Kejadian 41:54

41:54 Then the seven years of famine began, ¹  just as Joseph had predicted. There was famine in all the other lands, but throughout the land of Egypt there was food.

Kejadian 44:10

44:10 He replied, “You have suggested your own punishment! ²  The one who has it will become my slave, ³  but the rest of ⁴  you will go free.” ⁵ 

Kejadian 48:6

48:6 Any children that you father ⁶  after them will be yours; they will be listed ⁷  under the names of their brothers in their inheritance. ⁸ 

[41:54]  ¹ tn Heb “began to arrive.”

[44:10]  ² tn Heb “Also now, according to your words, so it is.” As the next statement indicates, this does mean that he will do exactly as they say. He does agree with them the culprit should be punished, but not as harshly as they suggest. Furthermore, the innocent parties will not be punished.

[44:10]  ³ tn Heb “The one with whom it is found will become my slave.”

[44:10]  ⁴ tn The words “the rest of” have been supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

[44:10]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew word נָקִי (naqi) means “acquitted,” that is, free of guilt and the responsibility for it.

[44:10]  sn The rest of you will be free. Joseph’s purpose was to single out Benjamin to see if the brothers would abandon him as they had abandoned Joseph. He wanted to see if they had changed.

[48:6]  ⁶ tn Or “you fathered.”

[48:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “called” or “named.”

[48:6]  ⁸ sn Listed under the names of their brothers in their inheritance. This means that any subsequent children of Joseph will be incorporated into the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh.