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# General Information:
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Joseph tells his brothers about his dream.
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# Behold
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The word "behold" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
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# we were
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The word "we" refers to Joseph and includes all of his brothers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])
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# tying bundles of grain
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When grain is reaped it is tied into bundles and stacked until it is time to separate the grain from the straw.
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# behold
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Here the word "behold" here shows that Joseph was surprised by what he saw.
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# my bundle rose and stood upright ... your bundles came around and bowed down
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Here the bundles of grain are standing and kneeling as if they were people. These bundle represent Joseph and his brothers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# Will you really reign over us? Will you actually rule over us?
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Both of these phrases mean basically the same thing. Joseph's brothers are using questions to mock Joseph. They can be written as statements. AT: "You will never be our king, and we will never bow down to you!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# reign over us
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The word "us" refers to Joseph's brothers but not Joseph. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
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# for his dreams and for his words
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"because of his dreams and what he said" |