en_tn/gen/37/27.md

translationWords

• en:tw:egypt
• en:tw:flesh
• en:tw:hand
• en:tw:ishmael
• en:tw:josephot
• en:tw:midian
• en:tw:silver

translationNotes

• lay our hands on him - "hurt him"
• he is our brother, our flesh - These phrases mean basically the same thing. Judah emphasizes the family relationship between Joseph and the other brothers. AT: "he is our blood relative" or "he is our very own brother" (see: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_doublet).
• His brothers listened to him - "Judah's brothers listened to him" or "Judah's brothers agreed with him"
• Midianite...Ishmaelites - Both names refer to the same group of traders that Joseph's brothers meet.
• for twenty pieces of silver - "for the price of twenty pieces of silver"
• **carried Joseph into ** - "brought Joseph to"