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# in that we saw the distress of his soul
The word "soul" stands for Joseph. Alternate translation: "because we saw how distressed Joseph was" or "because we saw that Joseph was suffering" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
# Therefore this distress has come upon us
The abstract noun "distress" can be stated as the verb "suffering." Alternate translation: "That is why we are suffering like this now" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])