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# Jacob tore his garments
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This is an act of deep distress and grief. This can be written more clearly. AT: "Jacob was so grieved that he tore his garments" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# put sackcloth upon his loins
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Here "loins" refers to the middle part of the body or the waist. AT: "put on sackcloth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# rose up
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Here the childrens' coming to their father is spoke of as "rising up." AT: "came to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# but he refused to be comforted
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "but he would not let them comfort him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# Indeed I will go down to Sheol mourning
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The means that he be mourning from now until when he dies. AT: "Indeed when I die and go down to Sheol I will still be mourning" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# The Midianites sold him
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"The Midianites sold Joseph"
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# the captain of the bodyguard
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"the leader of the soldiers who guarded the king"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sackcloth]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/loins]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hades]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/midian]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/egypt]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/potiphar]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pharaoh]] |