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# best robe
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"the best robe in the house." AT: "the best coat" or "the best garment"
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# put a ring on his hand
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A ring was a sign of authority that men wore on one of their fingers.
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# sandals
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Wealthy people of that time wore sandals. However, in many cultures the modern equivalent would be "shoes."
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# fattened calf
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A calf is a young cow. People would give one of their calves special food so that it would grow well, and then when they wanted to have a special feast, they would eat that calf. AT: "the best calf" or "the young animal we have been making fat" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# kill it
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The implied information that they were to cook the meat can be made explicit. AT: "kill it and cook it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# my son was dead, and now he is alive
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This metaphor speaks of the son being gone as if he was dead. AT: "it is as if my son was dead and became alive again" or "I felt like my son had died, but he is now alive" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# He was lost, and now he is found
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This metaphor speaks of the son being gone as if he was lost. AT: "It is as if my son was lost and now I found him" or "My son was lost and has returned home" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) |