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# papyrus basket
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This is a basket made from a tall grass that grows by the Nile River in Egypt.
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# sealed it with bitumen and pitch
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You could explicitly state that this was to keep out water. AT: "spread tar on it to keep water from getting into it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# sealed
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Here "sealed" means that she applied a waterproof coating.
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# bitumen
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This is a sticky black paste made from petroleum. It can be used to keep out water. AT: "tar" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
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# pitch
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This is a sticky brown or black paste that can be made from tree sap or from petroleum. Therefore, "pitch" would include not only "bitumen" but also plant-based resins. It too can be used to keep out water. AT: "tar" or "resin" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
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# reeds
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These "reeds" were a type of tall grass that grew in flat, wet areas.
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# at a distance
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This means she stood far enough away so that she would not be noticed, but close enough to see the basket.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/seal]] |