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# who will take me into his house
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This phrase refers to someone inviting other people into his house to spend the night there. AT: "who has invited me to stay in his house" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# will take me
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Here the Levite says "me," but he is actually referring to himself along with his servant and his concubine. AT: "will take us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# there is bread and wine
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Change to active voice. AT: "we have plenty of bread and wine" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# me and your female servant here, and for this young man with your servants
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The Levite speaks of himself and the others as servants and in the third person to show respect. AT: "me, my concubine, and my servant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# We lack nothing
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This can be written as a positive statement. AT: "We have everything we need" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]]) |