unfoldingWord_en_tn/gen/47/13.md

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Now

This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here the author starts to tell a new part of the story.

The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan

This refers to the people living in these lands. AT: "The people of Egypt and the people of Canaan" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

wasted away

"became thin and weak"