unfoldingWord_en_tn/gen/41/35.md

# General Information:

Joseph continues to counsel Pharaoh

# Let them gather

"Allow the overseers to gather"

# of these good years that are coming

This speaks of years as if they are something that travels and comes to a place. AT: "during the good years that will soon happen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh

The phrase "under the authority of Pharaoh" means Pharaoh gives them authority. AT: "use the authority of Pharaoh to store the grain" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# They should preserve it

The word "they" refers to the overseers and represents the soldiers that they should command to guard the grain. AT: "The overseers should leave soldiers there to guard the grain" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# The food will be a supply for the land

Here "land" refers to the people. AT: "This food will be for the people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# In this way the land will not be devastated by the famine

Here "land" stands for the people. This can be stated in active form. AT: "This way the people will not starve during the famine" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/good]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/grain]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/authority]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/pharaoh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/famine]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/devastated]]