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# We said to him, 'We are honest men. We are not spies. We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One is no longer alive ... land of Canaan.'
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This has a quotation within a quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: "We told him that we are honest men and not spies. We said that we are twelve brothers, sons of our father, and that one brother is no longer alive ... land of Canaan" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotesinquotes]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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# One is no longer alive
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The word "brother" is understood. Alternate translation: "One brother is no longer alive" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# the youngest is this day with our father
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The word "brother" is understood. Alternate translation: "the youngest brother is with our father right now" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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