# They told him

"They told Jacob"

# all the words of Joseph that he had said to them

"everything that Joseph had said to them"

# the spirit of Jacob their father revived

The word "spirit" stands for the whole person. AT: "Jacob their father recovered" or "Jacob their father became very excited" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/word]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/josephot]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jacob]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/spirit]]