unfoldingWord_en_tn/gen/37/27.md

# to the Ishmaelites

"to these men who are descendants of Ishmael"

# not lay our hands upon him

This means not to harm or injure him. Alternate translation: "not hurt him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# he is our brother, our flesh

The word "flesh" is a metonym that stands for a relative. Alternate translation: "he is our blood relative" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# His brothers listened to him

"Judah's brothers listened to him" or "Judah's brothers agreed with him"
5th generation of tNotes formatting 2017-12-07 06:38:15 +00:00			`# to the Ishmaelites`
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5th generation of tNotes formatting 2017-12-07 06:38:15 +00:00			`"to these men who are descendants of Ishmael"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# not lay our hands upon him`
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This means not to harm or injure him. Alternate translation: "not hurt him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# he is our brother, our flesh`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`The word "flesh" is a metonym that stands for a relative. Alternate translation: "he is our blood relative" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# His brothers listened to him`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`"Judah's brothers listened to him" or "Judah's brothers agreed with him"`