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# Abimelech called Isaac to him
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Abimelech probably sent someone to tell Isaac that Abimelech wanted to see him. AT: "Abimelech sent someone to bring Isaac to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Why did you say, 'She is my sister'?
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This is a quotation within a quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation. AT: "Why did you say that she is your sister?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotesinquotes]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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# to get her
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"so he could take her"
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# What is this you have done to us?
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Abimelech used this question to scold Isaac. AT: "You should not have done this to us!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# you would have brought guilt upon us
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This speaks about causing someone to be guilty as if "guilt" were an object that is placed on someone. AT: "you would have caused us to be guilty of taking a man's wife" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# upon us
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Here "us" refers to Abimelech and his people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
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# Whoever touches this man
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Here "touches" means to touch in a harmful way. AT: "Whoever harms this man" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# will surely be put to death
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Abimelech may have intended to tell someone to kill anyone who might harm Isaac or Rebekah. This can be stated in active form. AT: "I will put him to death" or "I will order my men to kill him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abimelech]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/isaac]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sex]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/guilt]] |