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# went to Beersheba
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"came to Beersheba"
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# Here I am
"Yes, I am listening"
# to go down to Egypt
It was common to use the phrase "go down" when speaking of traveling from Canaan to Egypt.
# I will make you a great nation
The "you" is singular and refers to Jacob. Here Jacob refers to his descendants that will become a large nation. AT: "I will give you many descendants, and they will become a great nation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# into Egypt
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"to Egypt"
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# I will surely bring you up again
The promise was made to Jacob, but the promise would be fulfilled to all of Israel's descendants. AT: "I will surely bring your descendants out of Egypt again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# bring you up again
It was common to use the word "up" when speaking about traveling from Egypt to Canaan.
# Joseph will close your eyes with his own hand
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The phrase "close you eyes with his own hand" is a way of saying that Joseph will be present when Israel dies and it will be Joseph who will close Jacob's eyelids at the time of his death. AT: "Joseph will even be present with you at the time of your death" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# will close your eyes
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It was a custom to pull down the eyelids when a person died with their eyes open. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jacob]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/beersheba]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sacrifice]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/isaac]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/vision]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fear]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/nation]]