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# he has made me a father to Pharaoh
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Joseph advising and helping Pharaoh is spoken of as if Joseph were Pharaoh's father. Alternate translation: "he has made me a guide to Pharaoh" or "he has made me the chief adviser to Pharaoh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# of all his house
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Here "house" stands for the people who live in his palace. Alternate translation: "of all his household" or "of all his palace" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# ruler of all the land of Egypt
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Here "land" stands for the people. Alternate translation: "ruler over all the people of Egypt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# ruler
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Here Joseph means that he is ruler in second place to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. This understood information can be made clear. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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