The instructions to the brothers spoken to Joseph by the king are finished.

The sons of Israel did so: that is, “Jacob’s sons did as the king ordered them.”

Joseph gave them wagons, according to the command of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey: in some languages the phrase according to … Pharaoh may need to be rendered as a concluding sentence; for example, “Joseph gave them wagons and food for their trip home. He did just as the king had told him to do.” We may likewise say “Joseph did as the king had told him; he gave his brothers wagons and food for their trip.”

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Genesis. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1997. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .