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# General Information:
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Joseph continues to address Pharaoh
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# Now
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This does not mean "at this moment," but is used to draw attention to the important point that follows.
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# let Pharaoh look
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Joseph speaks to Pharaoh in third person. This is a way of showing respect. It can be stated in second person. AT: "You, Pharaoh, should look" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# put him over the land of Egypt
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The phrase "put him over" means to give someone authority. AT: "give him authority over the kingdom of Egypt" or "put him in charge of the kingdom of Egypt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# land of Egypt
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Here "land" stands for all the people and everything in Egypt. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# let them take a fifth of the crops of Egypt
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The word "fifth" is a fraction. AT: "let them divide the crops of Egypt into five equal parts, then take one of those parts" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-fraction]])
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# in the seven abundant years
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"during the seven years in which there is plenty of food"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pharaoh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/discernment]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wise]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/egypt]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/appoint]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/overseer]] |