unfoldingWord_en_tn/gen/43/28.md

## he lifted up his eyes ##

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

## his mother's son, saying ##

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

## Is this your youngest brother... ##

Possible meanings are 1) "It is a rhetorical question with the alternate translation: 'So this is your youngest brother...'." 2) "Joseph sought confirmation that the man was indeed Benjamin, his brother."

## God be gracious ##

"May God be gracious"

## my son ##

This is a friendly way one man speaks to another man of lower rank.
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## he lifted up his eyes ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`This means "He looked up." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## his mother's son, saying ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`This could be translated with a new sentence: "his mother's son. Joseph said."`

			`## Is this your youngest brother... ##`

			`Possible meanings are 1) "It is a rhetorical question with the alternate translation: 'So this is your youngest brother...'." 2) "Joseph sought confirmation that the man was indeed Benjamin, his brother."`

			`## God be gracious ##`

			`"May God be gracious"`

			`## my son ##`

			`This is a friendly way one man speaks to another man of lower rank.`