## translationWords

* [[en:tw:egypt]]
* [[en:tw:ephraim]]
* [[en:tw:generation]]
* [[en:tw:inherit]]
* [[en:tw:manasseh]]

## translationNotes

* **Machir** - This is the name of Joseph's grandson. (See: [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:translate_names]])
* **They were "born on his knees"** - This expression meant that they received special inheritance rights. AT: "Joseph gave them special inheritance rights." (See: [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_idiom]] and [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_activepassive]])