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# Yet now our flesh and blood is the same as our brothers, and our children are the same as their children

Here the Jews are implying that they are of the same Jewish descent as the other Jews and that they of the same importance as the others. The meaning of this can be made clear. AT: "Yet our families are Jews just like the other Jew's families, and our children are just as important to us as their children are to them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# our flesh and blood

This is an idiom which refers to their family members. AT: "our family" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# Some of our daughters have already been enslaved

This can be stated in active form. AT: "We have already sold some of our daughters into slavery" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# But it is not in our power to help it because other men now own our fields and our vineyards

Since the mens' fields and vineyards are not in their possession, they are unable to produce the money they need to support their families. The full meaning of this can be made clear. AT: "But we are unable to change this situation because other men now own our fields and our vineyards which we need to support our lives" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# it is not in our power

This is an idiom which means that they do not have the resources to do something. AT: "we are unable" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Yet now our flesh and blood is the same as our brothers, and our children are the same as their children`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here the Jews are implying that they are of the same Jewish descent as the other Jews and that they of the same importance as the others. The meaning of this can be made clear. AT: "Yet our families are Jews just like the other Jew's families, and our children are just as important to us as their children are to them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# our flesh and blood`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is an idiom which refers to their family members. AT: "our family" (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			`# Some of our daughters have already been enslaved`
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			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "We have already sold some of our daughters into slavery" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# But it is not in our power to help it because other men now own our fields and our vineyards`

			`Since the mens' fields and vineyards are not in their possession, they are unable to produce the money they need to support their families. The full meaning of this can be made clear. AT: "But we are unable to change this situation because other men now own our fields and our vineyards which we need to support our lives" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`

			`# it is not in our power`

			`This is an idiom which means that they do not have the resources to do something. AT: "we are unable" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`