en_tn_condensed/amo/07/02.md

please forgive

The words "your people" or "us" are understood. AT: "please forgive your people" or "please forgive us" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)

how will Jacob survive? For he is so small.

Here "Jacob" represents his descendants the Israelites. AT: "how will we Israelites survive? We are so small and weak!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)