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# Did I not tell you, 'Do not sin against the boy,' but you would not listen?
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Reuben uses a question to scold his brothers. AT: "I told you not to hurt the boy, but you would not listen!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# Did I not tell you, 'Do not sin against the boy,' but
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This has a quotation within a quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation. AT: "Did I not tell you not to sin against the boy, but" or "I told you not to harm the boy, but" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotesinquotes]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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# Now, see
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Here "Now" does not mean "at this moment," but both "Now" and "see" are used to draw attention to the important point that follows.
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# his blood is required of us
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Here "blood" stands for Joseph's death. His brothers thought Joseph was dead. The phrase "is required of us" means they must be punished for what they did. AT: "we are getting what we deserve for his death" or "we are suffering for having killed him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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