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883 B
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34 lines
883 B
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# On the third day
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It was Jewish custom to count the day of departure as day one. AT: "Two days after they had left"
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# Laban was told
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "someone told Laban" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# that Jacob had fled
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Only Jacob is mentioned because he is the leader of the family. It can be made explicit that his family went with him. AT: "that Jacob had fled with his wives and children" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# So he took
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"So Laban took"
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# pursued him
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"chased after Jacob"
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# for a seven days' journey
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Laban spent seven days walking to catch up to Jacob.
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# He overtook him
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"He caught up to him"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltimeday]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/laban]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jacob]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gilead]] |