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# he instructed them

"he commanded them"

# I am about to go to my people

This is a polite way of saying he is about to die. AT: "I am about to die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# go to my people

Jacob is referring to where his inner man will go when he dies. He expects to join Abraham and Isaac in the afterlife. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# Ephron the Hittite

This is the name of a man. "Hittite" means "descendent of Heth." See how you translated this in [Genesis 23:8](../23/08.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00			`# he instructed them`

			`"he commanded them"`

			`# I am about to go to my people`

			`This is a polite way of saying he is about to die. AT: "I am about to die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`

			`# go to my people`

5th generation of tNotes formatting 2017-12-07 06:38:15 +00:00			`Jacob is referring to where his inner man will go when he dies. He expects to join Abraham and Isaac in the afterlife. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
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5th generation of tNotes formatting 2017-12-07 06:38:15 +00:00			`This is the name of a man. "Hittite" means "descendent of Heth." See how you translated this in [Genesis 23:8](../23/08.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`
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