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846 B
Markdown
30 lines
846 B
Markdown
# Your servants are shepherds
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"Your servants shepherd flocks"
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# Your servants
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Joseph's brothers refer to themselves as "your servants." This is a formal way of speaking to someone with more authority. This can be stated in first person. AT: "We, your servants" or "We" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# as our ancestors
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"both we and our forefathers" or "both we and our ancestors"
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# We come as temporary residents in the land
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"We have come to stay for a while in Egypt"
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# There is no pasture
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"There is no grass to eat"
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# now
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This does not mean "at this moment," but is used to draw attention to the important point that follows.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shepherd]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/famine]] |