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# his father's house
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Here "house" stands for his family. AT: "his father's family" or "his father's household" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# I will go up and tell Pharaoh
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It was common to use the phrase "go up" when referring to someone going to speak with someone with greater authority. AT: "I will go tell Pharaoh"
# tell Pharaoh, saying, 'My brothers ... all that they have.'
This is a quotation within a quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation. AT: "tell Pharaoh that my brothers ... all that they have" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotesinquotes]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])