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## Joseph was brought down to Egypt ##
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This can be translated with an active verb: "The Ishmaelites had taken Joseph to Egypt." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## He was a prosperous man ##
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"He became a prosperous man"
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## He was in the house ##
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"He lived in the house" or "He worked in the house" (UDB)
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## his Egyptian master ##
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Joseph was now Potiphar's slave.
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