unfoldingWord_en_tn/gen/43/29.md

# he lifted up his eyes

This means "he looked up." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# his mother's son, and he said

This can be translated with a new sentence. Alternate translation: "his mother's son. Joseph said"

# Is this your youngest brother ... me?

Possible meanings are 1) Joseph is truly asking a question to confirm that this man is Benjamin, or 2) it is a rhetorical question. Alternate translation: "So this is your youngest brother ... me." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# my son

This is a friendly way one man speaks to another man of lower rank. Alternate translation: "young man"
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00			`# he lifted up his eyes`

			`This means "he looked up." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`

			`# his mother's son, and he said`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This can be translated with a new sentence. Alternate translation: "his mother's son. Joseph said"`
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00
			`# Is this your youngest brother ... me?`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Possible meanings are 1) Joseph is truly asking a question to confirm that this man is Benjamin, or 2) it is a rhetorical question. Alternate translation: "So this is your youngest brother ... me." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00
			`# my son`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This is a friendly way one man speaks to another man of lower rank. Alternate translation: "young man"`
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00