en_tn/gen/37/25.md

# They sat down to eat bread

"Bread" represents food in general. AT: "They sat down to eat food" or "Joseph's brothers sat down to eat" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# They lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan

Here looking up is spoken of as if a person literally lifted up his eyes. Also, the word "behold" is used here to draw the reader's attention to what the men saw. AT: "They looked up and they suddenly saw a caravan" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# bearing

carrying

# spices

seasonings

# balm

an oily substance with a sweet smell used for healing and protecting skin. "medicine"

# traveling to carry them down to Egypt

"bringing them down to Egypt." This can be made more explicit. AT: "bringing them down to Egypt to sell them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# What profit is it if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

This can be written as a statement. AT: "We do not gain a profit by killing our brother and covering up his blood" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# cover up his blood

This is a figure of speech referring to hiding Joseph's death. AT: "hide his murder" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bread]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ishmael]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gilead]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/camel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/myrrh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/judah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/blood]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# They sat down to eat bread`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Bread" represents food in general. AT: "They sat down to eat food" or "Joseph's brothers sat down to eat" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# They lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan`
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			`Here looking up is spoken of as if a person literally lifted up his eyes. Also, the word "behold" is used here to draw the reader's attention to what the men saw. AT: "They looked up and they suddenly saw a caravan" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# bearing`
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Fixing one-word snippets. 2017-10-17 21:07:00 +00:00			`carrying`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# spices`
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Fixing one-word snippets. 2017-10-17 21:07:00 +00:00			`seasonings`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# balm`
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			`an oily substance with a sweet smell used for healing and protecting skin. "medicine"`
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			`# traveling to carry them down to Egypt`
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			`"bringing them down to Egypt." This can be made more explicit. AT: "bringing them down to Egypt to sell them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`
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			`# What profit is it if we kill our brother and cover up his 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			`This can be written as a statement. AT: "We do not gain a profit by killing our brother and covering up his blood" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`

			`# cover up his blood`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`This is a figure of speech referring to hiding Joseph's death. AT: "hide his murder" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bread]]`
Relinking after change of directories. 2017-08-30 21:09:31 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ishmael]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gilead]]`
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/camel]]`
Updated links to tWs that recently moved 2017-07-05 23:49:56 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/myrrh]]`
Relinking after change of directories. 2017-08-30 21:09:31 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/judah]]`
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/blood]]`