richmahn_en_tn/gen/43/28.md

1.1 KiB

Your servant our father

They refer to their father as "Your servant" to show respect. AT: "Our father who serves you"

They prostrated and bowed down

These words basically mean the same thing. They laid down in front of the man to show him respect. AT: "They bowed down in front of him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)

he lifted up his eyes

This means "he looked up." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

his mother's son, and he said

This can be translated with a new sentence. AT: "his mother's son. Joseph said"

Is this your youngest brother ... me?

Possible meanings are 1) Joseph is truly asking a question to confirm that this man is Benjamin, or 2) it is a rhetorical question. AT: "So this is your youngest brother ... me." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

my son

This is a friendly way one man speaks to another man of lower rank. AT: "young man"

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