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27 lines
763 B
Markdown
# there came a famine
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"a famine came." The ground stopped producing food.
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# our fathers
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This refers Jacob and his sons, who were the ancestors of the Jewish people.
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# grain
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Grain was the most common food at that time.
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# our fathers ... his brothers
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Both of these phrases refer to Joseph's older brothers. The UDB makes this explicit. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# On their second trip
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"On their next trip" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
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# made himself known
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Joseph revealed to his brothers his identity as their brother.
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# Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "Pharaoh learned that they were Joseph's family" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) |