# please show kindness to me

"please be kind to me"

# Mention me to Pharaoh and bring me out of this prison

Joseph means for the cupbearer to tell Pharaoh about him so that Pharaoh will release him from prison. AT: "Help me get out of this prison by telling Pharaoh about me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# For indeed I was abducted

This can be stated in active form. AT: "For indeed people took me" or "For indeed the Ishmaelites took me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# the land of the Hebrews

"the land where the Hebrew people live"

# Here also have I done nothing that they should put me in this dungeon

"and also while I have been here in Egypt, I have done nothing for which I deserved to be put in prison"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/pharaoh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/hebrew]]