unfoldingWord_en_tn/gen/44/30.md

# Now

This does not mean "at this moment," but is used to draw attention to the important point that follows.

# therefore, when I come ... sorrow to Sheol

Judah is describing to Joseph a realistic but hypothetical case of what he will expect will happen to Jacob when he returns without Benjamin. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])

# when I come to your servant

Here "come" can be translated as "go" or "return."

# the lad is not with us

"the boy is not with us"

# since his life is bound up in the boy's life

The father saying he would die if his son died is spoken of as if their two lives were physically bound together. AT: "since he said he would die if the boy did not come back" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Now`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This does not mean "at this moment," but is used to draw attention to the important point that follows.`
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5th generation of tNotes formatting 2017-12-07 06:38:15 +00:00			`# therefore, when I come ... sorrow to Sheol`

			`Judah is describing to Joseph a realistic but hypothetical case of what he will expect will happen to Jacob when he returns without Benjamin. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# when I come to your servant`

			`Here "come" can be translated as "go" or "return."`

			`# the lad is not with us`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`"the boy is not with us"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# since his life is bound up in the boy's life`

			`The father saying he would die if his son died is spoken of as if their two lives were physically bound together. AT: "since he said he would die if the boy did not come back" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`