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# General Information:
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Joseph continues to address Pharaoh
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# Now
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This does not mean "at this moment," but is used to draw attention to the important point that follows.
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# let Pharaoh look
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Joseph speaks to Pharaoh in third person. This is a way of showing respect. It can be stated in second person. Alternate translation: "You, Pharaoh, should look" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person]])
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# put him over the land of Egypt
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The phrase "put him over" means to give someone authority. Alternate translation: "give him authority over the kingdom of Egypt" or "put him in charge of the kingdom of Egypt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# land of Egypt
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Here "land" stands for all the people and everything in Egypt. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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