en_tn/gen/43/28.md

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  • he lifted up his eyes - This means "He looked up." (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_idiom)
  • his mother's son, saying - This could be translated with a new sentence: "his mother's son. Joseph said."
  • Is this your youngest brother... - Possible meanings are 1) "It is a rhetorical question with the alternate translation: 'So this is your youngest brother...'." 2) "Joseph sought confirmation that the man was indeed Benjamin, his brother."
  • God be gracious - "May God be gracious"
  • my son - This is a friendly way one man speaks to another man of lower rank.