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the patriarchs
"the founders of our tribes" or "our ancestors." A patriarch is a man who rules a family.
sold him into Egypt
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/jit/figs-explicit)
was with him
This is an idiom for helping someone. Alternate translation: "helped him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom)