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# When the king of Egypt was told
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "When someone told the king of Egypt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# the king of Egypt
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This refers to Pharaoh.
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# had fled
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"had run away"
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# the minds of Pharaoh and his servants turned against the people
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Here the word "minds" refers to their attitudes towards the Israelites. Alternate translation: "Pharaoh and his servants changed their attitudes about the people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# What have we done? We have released Israel from serving us.
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They asked this question to show they thought they had done a foolish thing. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "We have done a stupid thing by letting Israel go free from working for us!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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