# You are not greater, are you, than our father Jacob ... cattle?

This remark occurs in the form of a question to add emphasis. AT: "You are not greater than our father Jacob ... cattle!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# our father Jacob

"our ancestor Jacob"

# drank from it

"drank water that came from it"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/well]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/water]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jacob]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/cow]]