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17 lines
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# General Information:
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Moses continues to speak to the people of Israel as if they are one man, so "you" and "your" are singular. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# went down into Egypt
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"traveled south to Egypt" or "went to Egypt"
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# seventy persons
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"70 persons" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# as many as the stars of the heavens
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This emphasizes the large number of Israelites that were with Moses. Alternate translation: "more than you can count" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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