# General Information:

The words "we" and "us" refer only to the speakers, not to the hearers, and so is exclusive. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])

# handed down to us

The phrase "handed down" means "passed on." Alternate translation: "taught our ancestors" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])