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taskmasters
"slave drivers." These were Egyptians whose job was to force the Israelites to do hard work. See how you translated this in Exodus 1:11.
a land flowing with milk and honey
"a land where milk and honey flow." God spoke of the land being good for animals and plants as if the milk and honey from those animals and plants were flowing through the land. AT: "a land that is excellent for raising livestock and growing crops" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
flowing with
"full of" or "with an abundance of"
milk
Since milk comes from cows and goats, this represents food produced by livestock. AT: "food from livestock" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
honey
Since honey is produced from flowers, this represents food from crops. AT: "food from crops" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
translationWords
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/canaan
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/hittite
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/amorite
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/perizzite
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/hivite
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jebusites