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- Put him under my authority - "Put me in charge of him"
- My son will not go down with you - "My son will not go with you to Egypt." In 42:8 the word "you" is plural and refers to Jacob's older sons. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_you)
- For his brother is dead and he alone is left - The full meaning can be made explicit: "For my wife, Rachel, only had two children. Joseph is dead and Benjamin is the only one left." (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_explicit)
- then you will bring down my gray hair with sorrow to Sheol - Here "gray hair" refers to Jacob and emphasizes his old age. Also, "bring down...to Sheol" is another way of saying "cause to die." Alternate translation: "then you will cause me, an old man, to die of sorrow." (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_synecdoche)