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19 lines
710 B
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## an interpreter ##
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An "interpreter" is someone who translates what one person says into another language. Joseph placed an interpreter between himself and his brothers to make it seem like he did not speak their language.
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## spoke to them ##
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Joseph was still speaking a different language and using the interpreter to speak to his brothers.
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## bound him before their eyes ##
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Here "eyes" refers to their sight. Alternate translation: "bound him in their sight" or "bound him as they watched." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## to give them provisions ##
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"to give them the supplies they needed"
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## It was done for them ##
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"The servants did for them everything that Joseph commanded" |