17 lines
760 B
Markdown
17 lines
760 B
Markdown
# Joseph found favor in his sight
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"To find favor" means to be approved by someone. The idiom "in his sight" refers to a person's opinion. Possible meanings are 1) AT: "Potiphar was pleased with Joseph" or 2) AT: "Yahweh was pleased with Joseph" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# He served Potiphar
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This means that he was Potiphar's personal servant.
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# Potiphar made Joseph manager over his house, and everything that he possessed
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"Potiphar put Joseph in charge of his household and everything that belonged to Potiphar"
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# put under his care
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When something is "put under someone's care," it means that the person is responsible for its care and safe-keeping. AT: "he had Joseph care for" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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