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# General Information:
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Moses speaks to the Israelites as if they were one man, so the words "you" and "your" here are singular. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# My ancestor was a wandering Aramean
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This is the beginning of the statement that the Israelite male should make when bringing his basket.
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# a wandering Aramean
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This refers to Jacob, who was the ancestor of all the Israelites. He lived for many years in Aram-Nahairam, a region located in Syria.
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# stayed there
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"lived the rest of his life there"
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# There he became
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The word "he" is a metonym for "Jacob's descendants." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# a great, mighty
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These words mean basically the same thing. They emphasize that Israel became a large and powerful nation. AT: "very great" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/aram]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/egypt]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mighty]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/nation]]
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