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# the patriarchs
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"Jacob's older sons" or "Joseph's older brothers"
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# sold him into Egypt
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The Jews knew their ancestors sold Joseph to be a slave in Egypt. AT: "sold him as a slave in Egypt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# was with him
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This is an idiom for helping someone. AT: "helped him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# over Egypt
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This refers to the people of Egypt. AT: "over all the people of Egypt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# all his household
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This refers to all his possessions. AT: "everything he owned" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) |