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# It came about
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This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent]])
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# one said to Joseph
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"someone said to Joseph"
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# Look, your father
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"Listen, your father." Here the word "look" is used to get Joseph's attention.
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# So he took
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"So Joseph took"
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# When Jacob was told
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "When someone told Jacob" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# your son Joseph has arrived to see you
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"your son Joseph has come to you"
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# Israel gathered strength and sat up in bed
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Here the author speaks of Israel struggling to to sit up in bed as if he were gathering "strength" as someone gathers actual things. AT: "Israel made a great effort to sit up in bed" or "Israel struggled as he sat up in bed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/josephot]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/manasseh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ephraim]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jacob]] |