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# So they sent their sister Rebekah
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"So the family sent Rebekah"
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# their sister
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Rebekah was Laban's sister. AT: "their relative" or "Laban's sister"
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# her female servant
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This refers to the female servant who had fed Rebekah when she was a baby, cared for her when she was a child, and still served her.
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# Our sister
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Rebekah was not the sister to everyone in her family. But they called her this to show that they loved her. AT: "Our dear Rebekah"
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# may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands
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Here "mother" stands for ancestor. AT: "may you be the ancestor of millions of people" or "may you have very many descendants"
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# thousands of ten thousands
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This means a very large number or an uncountable number. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# may your descendants possess the gate of those who hate them
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Armies would break through the gate of their enemies' cities and conquer the people. AT: "may your descendants completely defeat those who hate them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/descendant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gate]] |