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 # The Creation
 
 This title can also be translated as: “About how God made the world” or “How did God make the world?”
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content/01/01.md

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 # God’s Spirit
 
 The Spirit of God, sometimes called the Holy Spirit, was present in the beginning, moving freely over the earth in order to create all that he had planned to do.
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content/01/02.md

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 # creation
 
 This word is used here to refer to the six-day period during which God brought into being everything that exists.
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content/01/03.md

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 # sky
 
 This term refers to all of the space above the earth, including the air we breathe and the heavens.
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content/01/04.md

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 # created
 
 This word is used here in the sense of making something out of nothing.
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content/01/05.md

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 # was good
 
 This phrase is often repeated through the Creation story, and emphasizes that each stage of creation was pleasing to God and accomplished his plan and purpose.
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content/01/06.md

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 # created
 
 This word is used here in the sense of making something out of nothing.
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content/01/07.md

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 # blessed them
 
 God speaks his desire that they would prosper and that things would go well for them in the world in which he had placed them.
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content/01/08.md

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 # it was good
 
 This phrase is repeated throughout creation to show that every step went exactly according to God’s wise plan and purpose.
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content/01/09.md

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 # rule over
 
 God gave people the right and power to manage, guide, and control how the earth and the animals will be used.
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content/01/10.md

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 # to care for it
 
 To maintain the garden by preparing soil, planting, tending, and harvesting.
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content/01/11.md

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 # would die
 
 In this instance, he would die both physically and spiritually.
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content/01/12.md

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 # Adam’s helper
 
 There was no one who was similar enough to Adam to join with him to accomplish the task that God gave to him. None of the animals could do this.
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content/01/13.md

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 # brought her to him
 
 God personally introduced them. He presented the woman to Adam, almost like offering a special gift.
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content/01/14.md

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 # becomes one
 
 The husband and wife will share an intimate bond of unity and a commitment to one another that will surpass their relationships to anyone else. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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content/01/15.md

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 # creation
 
 This word is used here to refer to the six-day period during which God made everything that exists.
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content/01/16.md

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 # A Bible story from
 
 These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.
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content/02/00.md

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 # Sin Enters the World
 
 This title can also be translated as: “About how people began to sin” or “How did people begin to sin?”
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content/02/01.md

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 # talked with God
 
 The word for **talk** should be the same as would be used to refer to talking to a human being. God may have taken a physical form to talk to the man and the woman since the text indicates that they talked to him face-to-face.
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content/02/02.md

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 # the fruit from any of the trees
 
 This refers to all of the various types of fruit from each of the different trees in the garden.
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content/02/03.md

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 # you will die
 
 Use your ordinary word for death, for a person’s physical life to end. Don’t avoid the term just because the thought of death sounds too harsh.
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content/02/04.md

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 # good and evil
 
 This is a merism. **Good** and **evil** are two extremes that represent everything in between them. Satan is saying that they would understand everthing about what is right and wrong. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
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content/02/05.md

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 # who was with her
 
 This is important information because it shows that the man was present when the woman made the decision to eat the fruit.
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content/02/06.md

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 # They tried to cover their bodies
 
 The man and the woman tried to cover their bodies in order to hide from God because they were ashamed that they were naked. You may want to make that explicit. Alternate translation: “They were ashamed that they were naked, and tried to cover their bodies to hide from God” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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content/02/07.md

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 # Adam replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked. So I hid.”
 
 This is direct quotation. It can also be stated as an indirect quotation: “Adam replied that he heard God walking in the garden, and was afraid, because he was naked. So he hid.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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content/02/08.md

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 # The snake tricked me
 
 The snake deceived or misled her. He lied to her. Don’t use a word that indicates that he cast a spell on her or bewitched her. The woman blamed the snake rather than confessing her disobedience and accepting responsibility for disobeying God.
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content/02/09.md

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 # will wound his heel
 
 The descendant of the snake will wound the descendant of the woman.
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content/02/10.md

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 # childbirth very painful
 
 Some languages may need to express this as a verb. You could say: ***I will cause you to have much more pain when you give birth to children***.
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content/02/11.md

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 # the mother of all people
 
 This means that she would be the female ancestor of all people. Some languages might say ***she would be the grandmother of all people***.
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content/02/12.md

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 # A Bible story from
 
 These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.
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content/03/00.md

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 # The Flood
 
 This title can also be translated as: “About God made a great flood” or “What happened when God made a great flood?”
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content/03/01.md

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 # a huge flood
 
 Very deep water that would cover the earth, even in places where the ground was normally dry, and even covering the tops of the highest mountains.
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content/03/02.md

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 # a big flood
 
 See how you translated this in [03:01](03/01).
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content/03/03.md

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 # the boat
 
 The boat was big enough to carry eight people, two of every kind of animal, and their provisions for almost a year.
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content/03/04.md

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 # to turn to God
 
 This means that they should stop sinning and start obeying God.
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content/03/06.md

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 # God himself closed the door
 
 This emphasizes that it was God who shut the door.
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content/03/07.md

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 # the whole world was covered
 
 This refers to all the earth being covered with water from the flood.
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content/03/09.md

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 # were visible
 
 Other ways to translate this would be “were showing” or “appeared” or “could be seen.” It may be more clear to say: “After three months, the water had gone down enough so that Noah and his family could clearly see the tops of the mountains.
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content/03/10.md

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 # a raven
 
 A black bird that flies and eats a variety of plant and animal foods, including the rotting flesh of dead animals.
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content/03/11.md

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 # The water was going down
 
 It may be more natural in your language to say: “the water was going away” or “the level of the water was getting lower.”
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 # waited another week
 
 You could say: “waited seven more days.” The word **waited** shows that Noah was allowing time for the floodwaters to go down before sending out the dove again.
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content/03/13.md

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 # came out
 
 Some languages would say: “went out” instead. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-go]])
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content/03/14.md

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 # God was happy
 
 God was pleased with Noah for sacrificing these animals.
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content/03/15.md

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 # people are sinful from the time they are children
 
 Another way to say this would be: “people do sinful things their entire lives.”
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content/03/16.md

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 # A Bible story from
 
 These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.
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content/04/00.md

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 # God’s Covenant with Abraham
 
 This title can also be translated as: “About how God made a covenant with Abraham” or “Why did God make a covenant with Abraham?”
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content/04/01.md

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 # a city
 
 It is best to use a general word for **city** since the text does not give a specific name.
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content/04/02.md

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 # heaven
 
 This could be translated as: “sky.”
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content/04/03.md

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 # confused
 
 This refers to how the people were confused or mixed-up when they could no longer understand each other after God changed their language.
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content/04/04.md

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 # All families on earth
 
 Abram’s decision to follow God would affect not only his own family, but also families from every people group on earth.
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content/04/05.md

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 # the land of Canaan
 
 The name of this land was ***Canaan***. This could be translated as: “the land called Canaan.”
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content/04/06.md

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 # Then Abram settled in the land
 
 Abram lived there along with all those who had gone there with him.
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content/04/07.md

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 # God Most High
 
 The people of Canaan worshiped many false gods. The title **Most High God** explains that the God that Melchizedek worshiped was far superior to all of them, and was the same God that Abram worshiped.
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content/04/08.md

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 # as the stars in the sky
 
 This expression means that Abram’s descendants will be so many that no one can count them all.
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content/04/09.md

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 # A Bible story from
 
 These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.
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content/05/00.md

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 # The Son of Promise
 
 This title can also be translated as: “About how God promised Abraham that he would have a son” or “How did God promise to give Abraham a son?”
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content/05/01.md

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 # have a child for me
 
 Since Hagar was Sarai’s servant, Sarai would be considered the mother of any children that Hagar bore.
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content/05/02.md

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 # became jealous of Hagar
 
 Sarai was jealous of Hagar because Hagar could have children and Sarai could not.
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content/05/03.md

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 # every male in your family
 
 This could be translated as: “every boy and man in your family.” This included Abram’s servants and his descendants.
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content/05/04.md

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 # princess
 
 A princess is a daughter of a king. The names Sarai and Sarah apparently both meant ***princess***. But God changed her name to signify that she would be the mother of many nations, and some of her descendants would be kings.
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 # all the males in his household
 
 This means all of the men and boys that Abraham was responsible for, including his male servants, young and old.
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content/05/06.md

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 # prepared to sacrifice his son
 
 Abraham got ready to sacrifice his son. God stopped him before he killed his son.
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content/05/07.md

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 # will provide the lamb
 
 Abraham may have believed that Isaac was the lamb that God provided, although God fulfilled Abraham’s words by providing a ram to sacrifice in Isaac’s place.
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content/05/08.md

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 # your only son
 
 Ishmael was also Abraham’s son, but Isaac was the only son of Abraham and Sarah. God’s covenant was with Isaac and it was through Isaac that God would fulfill his promise. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “your only son whom I have promised” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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content/05/09.md

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 # God had provided the ram
 
 Just at the right moment, God caused the ram to be stuck in the bush.
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content/05/10.md

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 # A Bible story from
 
 These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.
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content/06/00.md

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 # God Provides for Isaac
 
 This title can also be translated as: “About how God got a wife for Isaac” or “How did God get a wife for Isaac?”
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content/06/01.md

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 # to bring back a wife for his son, Isaac
 
 This could be translated as: “to bring back an unmarried woman for his son, Isaac, to marry.”
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content/06/02.md

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 # the granddaughter of Abraham’s brother
 
 Specifically, she was the daughter of Abraham’s brother’s son. Her grandfather was Abraham’s brother.
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content/06/03.md

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 # Rebekah agreed
 
 Even though Rebekah’s parents were arranging her marriage, they did not force her to go marry Isaac.
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content/06/04.md

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 # countless
 
 This could also be translated as: “very many.” The word **countless** means there would be so many descendants that people would not be able to count them.
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 # in Rebekah’s womb
 
 This could mean ***inside her***.
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content/06/06.md

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 # your older son
 
 Even though the babies were twins, the baby that came out first would be treated as the older son.
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content/06/07.md

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 # A Bible story from
 
 These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.
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 # God Blesses Jacob
 
 This title can also be translated as: “About how God helped Jacob” or “What did God do to help Jacob?”
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content/07/01.md

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 # but Isaac loved Esau
 
 The connecting word **but** contrasts Isaac’s love of Esau with Rebekah’s love of Jacob. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-logic-contrast]])
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content/07/02.md

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 # everything you should receive because you were born first
 
 According to their custom, since Esau was the oldest son, he should have been the one to receive twice as much of their father’s wealth when their father died. Jacob thought of a way to take these rights of the oldest son from Esau.
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content/07/03.md

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 # goatskins
 
 The hairiness of the goatskins would make Jacob feel like Esau.
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content/07/04.md

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 # he thought it was Esau
 
 He thought that the person he was touching and smelling was Esau.
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content/07/05.md

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 # So he planned to kill Jacob
 
 The connecting word **So** connects the result, Esau planned to kill Jacob, with the reason, Esau hated Jacob. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-logic-result]])
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content/07/06.md

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 # her relatives
 
 This could also be translated as: “their relatives.” Since Abraham’s brother was Rebekah’s grandfather, her relatives were also Isaac’s relatives.
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content/07/07.md

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 # very wealthy
 
 This included money, large herds of animals and other possessions.
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content/07/08.md

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 # herds
 
 A **herd** is a large group of animals. Use a similar word in your language. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
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content/07/09.md

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 # Your servant, Jacob
 
 Jacob was not actually Esau’s servant. But Jacob told his servants to say this because he wanted to show Esau that he was coming to him humbly and respectfully, so that Esau would no longer be angry with him.
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content/07/10.md

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 # A Bible story from
 
 These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.
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content/08/00.md

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 # God Saves Joseph and His Family
 
 This title can also be translated as: “About how God took care of Joseph and his family” or “How did God rescue Joseph and his family?”
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content/08/01.md

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 # were taking care of the flocks 
 
 Since this was several days’ journey away, it may be necessary to say: “who were far away taking care of…”
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content/08/02.md

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 # slave traders
 
 These were people who made a business of buying people from one owner and selling them as slaves to another owner.
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content/08/03.md

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 # so he would think that a wild animal
 
 The connecting word **so** connects the reason (showing Jacob the torn robe dipped in blood), with the desired result (Jacob thinking a wild animal killed Joseph). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-logic-result]])
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content/08/04.md

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 # Joseph served his master well, and God blessed Joseph.
 
 The connecting word **and** indicates two events that happened when Joseph became a slave. There is no indication of cause and effect. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-time-sequential]])
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content/08/05.md

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 # remained faithful to God
 
 Another way to say this would be: “continued to obey God.”
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content/08/06.md

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 # the meaning of the dreams
 
 People in Egypt believed that dreams were messages from the gods telling them about what would happen in the future. God used Pharaoh’s dreams to tell him what would happen.
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content/08/07.md

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 # famine
 
 The gardens and fields would produce so little food that people and animals would not have enough to eat.
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content/08/08.md

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 # the second most powerful man
 
 Pharaoh made Joseph a very powerful and important ruler over all of Egypt. Only Pharaoh was more powerful and important than Joseph.
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content/08/09.md

@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ From the abundant harvests, they took food to the cities and stored it there. Th
 # famine
 
 See how you translated this in [08:07](08/07).
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content/08/10.md

@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ The famine was very bad. There was very little food and many people outside of E
 # Egypt, but also in Canaan 
 
 For some languages, it may be clearer or more natural to say: “the country of Egypt, but also in the land of Canaan.”
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content/08/11.md

@@ -13,4 +13,3 @@ They did not know that the man was Joseph, because now Joseph was much older tha
 # But Joseph recognized them.
 
 The connecting word **But** indicates a contrast relationship. It contrasts Joseph’s brothers not recognizing him with Joseph recognizing them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-logic-contrast]])
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content/08/12.md

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 # evil for good
 
 Joseph’s brothers did an evil thing when they sold Joseph as a slave and he was taken to Egypt. But God allowed this so that Joseph could save thousands of people, including his own family, from starving during the famine. This was a very good thing.
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content/08/14.md

@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ Egypt was a great distance away from Canaan, and it would have been difficult fo
 # Before Jacob died
 
 Jacob died in Egypt. He did not get to return to Canaan, the land God had promised to give to him and his descendants.
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content/08/15.md

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 # A Bible story from
 
 These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.
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