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# As the boys grew up, Jacob loved to stay at home, but Esau loved to hunt animals
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This is background information telling how the boys were different from each other, and that their parents each favored one child over the other. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# loved to stay at home…loved to hunt
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Some languages will use a word for **love** here that is different from the one used for, “Rebekah loved Jacob.” For example, this could be translated as: “liked to stay at home…liked to hunt” or “preferred to stay at home…preferred to hunt.”
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# at home
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This expression refers to the area around the family dwellings. Jacob preferred to stay close to the tents where they lived. Some languages have a special expression for **at home**.
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# but Esau loved to hunt animals
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The connecting word **but** contrasts Esau’s love of hunting with Jacob’s love of staying home. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-logic-contrast]])
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# Rebekah loved Jacob, but Isaac loved Esau
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This could be translated as: “Rebekah was more fond of Jacob, and Isaac was more fond of Esau.” This does not necessarily mean that Rebekah and Isaac did not love the other son, but that each parent had a favorite.
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# but Isaac loved Esau
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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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