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# the patriarchs
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"the founders of our tribes" or "our ancestors." A patriarch is a man who rules a family.
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# sold him into Egypt
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The Jews knew their ancestors sold Joseph to be a slave in Egypt. Alternate translation: "sold him as a slave in Egypt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# was with him
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This is an idiom for helping someone. Alternate translation: "helped him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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