## when they were told ##

AT: "when Pharaoh told them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## palace ##

a very large house that a king lives in

## have put a sword in their hand to kill us ##

AT: “have given them a reason to kill us” (UDB) (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])