Kejadian 47:6
Konteks47:6 The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best region of the land. They may live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any highly capable men 1 among them, put them in charge 2 of my livestock.”
Kejadian 47:1
Konteks47:1 Joseph went and told Pharaoh, “My father, my brothers, their flocks and herds, and all that they own have arrived from the land of
Canaan. They are now 3 in the land of Goshen.”
1 Raja-raja 11:28
Konteks11:28 Jeroboam was a talented man; 4 when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe 5 of Joseph.
Amsal 22:29
Konteks22:29 Do you see a person skilled 6 in his work?
He will take his position before kings;
[47:6] 1 tn Heb “men of skill.”
[47:6] 2 tn Heb “make them rulers.”
[47:6] sn Put them in charge of my livestock. Pharaoh is, in effect, offering Joseph’s brothers jobs as royal keepers of livestock, a position mentioned often in Egyptian inscriptions, because the Pharaohs owned huge herds of cattle.
[47:1] 3 tn Heb “Look they [are] in the land of Goshen.” Joseph draws attention to the fact of their presence in Goshen.
[11:28] 4 tn Heb “man of strength.”
[22:29] 6 sn The word translated “skilled” is general enough to apply to any crafts; but it may refer to a scribe or an official (R. N. Whybray, Proverbs [CBC], 134).
[22:29] 7 tn The verb form used twice here is יִתְיַצֵּב (yityatsev), the Hitpael imperfect of יָצַב (yatsav), which means “to set or station oneself; to take one’s stand” in this stem. With the form לִפְנֵי (life) it means “to present oneself before” someone; so here it has the idea of serving as a courtier in the presence of a king.
[22:29] 8 sn The fifth saying affirms that true skill earns recognition and advancement (cf. Instruction of Amenemope, chap. 30, 27:16-17 [ANET 424]).