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# behold
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The word "behold" here alerts us to pay attention to a surprising new part of the story.
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# four hundred men
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"400 men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# [Jacob](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jacob) divided the children ... female servants
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This does not mean [Jacob](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jacob) divided the children evenly so that each woman had the same amount of children with her. [Jacob](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jacob) divided the children so that each one went with his or her mother. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# female servants
"servant wives." This refers to Bilhah and Zilpah.