en_tn_condensed/gen/37/21.md

# heard it

"heard what they were saying"

# from their hand

The phrase "their hand" refers to the brothers' plan to kill him. AT: "from them" or "from their plans" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# Let us not take his life

The phrase "take his life" is a euphemism for killing someone. AT: "Let us not kill Joseph" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])

# Shed no blood

The negation can be placed on the verb. Also, "shedding blood" is a euphemism for killing someone. AT: "Do not spill any blood" or "Do not kill him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])

# lay no hand upon him

This means not to harm or injure him. AT: "do not harm him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# that he might rescue him

This can be translated as a new sentence: "Rueben said this so that he might rescue Joseph"

# out of their hand

The phrase "their hand" refers to the brothers' plan to kill him. AT: "from them" or "from their plans" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# to bring him back

"and return him"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/reuben]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/blood]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pit]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# heard it`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"heard what they were saying"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# from their hand`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The phrase "their hand" refers to the brothers' plan to kill him. AT: "from them" or "from their plans" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Let us not take his life`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The phrase "take his life" is a euphemism for killing someone. AT: "Let us not kill Joseph" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Shed no blood`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The negation can be placed on the verb. Also, "shedding blood" is a euphemism for killing someone. AT: "Do not spill any blood" or "Do not kill him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# lay no hand upon him`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This means not to harm or injure him. AT: "do not harm him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# that he might rescue him`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This can be translated as a new sentence: "Rueben said this so that he might rescue Joseph"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# out of their hand`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The phrase "their hand" refers to the brothers' plan to kill him. AT: "from them" or "from their plans" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# to bring him back`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`"and return him"`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/reuben]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/blood]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pit]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]]`