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653 B
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# In the beginning
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Here "beginning" refers to the start of Israel's history as they were first becoming a people.
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# went down into Egypt
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"went to Egypt." It was common to use the phrase "went down" when speaking of traveling from Canaan to Egypt.
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# Assyria has oppressed them
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Assyria refers to the people of Assyria. AT: "the people of Assyria have treated them badly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lordyahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/assyria]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oppress]] |