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# The famine was over all the face of the whole land
The word "face" refers to the surface of the land. Alternate translation: "The famine had spread throughout the land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians
Here "Joseph" stands for Joseph's servants. Alternate translation: "Joseph had his servants open all the storehouses and sell grain to the Egyptians" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])