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Translators often point out these sorts of puns in footnotes and they are even more commonly mentioned in commentaries. For instance, here's one I found many years ago when I read the NIV Study Bible: Genesis 40:12-13 (NIV) “This is what it means, ” Joseph said to him. “The three branches are three days. Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your ...

Proper pun The English word 'pun' is equivalent to the Hebrew 'al tiqre . . . ellaʾ (“do not read . . . but”) which allows the interpreter to exchange one vowel or consonant for another. In practice: The 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet divide into 5 phonetic groups, based on their origin in the mouth's vocal system: the throat: א (alef) ח (chet) ה ...