683 B
683 B
Joseph will have two portions
The person is a metonym for his descendants. AT: "the descendants of Joseph will receive two areas of land" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
I lifted up my hand and swore
In those days a person would raise his right hand to show that he realized that God would punish him if he did not do what he swore to do. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)