# could not control himself This means he could not control his emotions. It can be stated in positive form. AT: "was about to start crying" # by him "near him" # house of Pharaoh Here "house" stands for the people in the Pharaoh's palace. AT: "everyone in Pharaoh's palace" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) # shocked in his presence "terrified of him" # translationWords * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/josephot]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/pharaoh]]