unfoldingWord_en_tn/gen/43/18.md

# The men were afraid

"Joseph's brothers were afraid"

# they were brought to Joseph's house

This can be stated in active form. AT: "they were going into Joseph's house" or "the steward was taking them into Joseph's house" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# It is because of the money that was returned in our sacks the first time we were brought in

This can be stated in active form. AT: "The steward is bringing us into the house because of the money that someone put back in our sacks" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# that he may seek an opportunity against us. He might arrest us

This can be translated as a new sentence. AT: "He is waiting for the opportunity to accuse us, so that he might arrest us"

# we came down

It is common to use the phrase "came down" when speaking of traveling from Canaan to Egypt.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The men were afraid`
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			`"Joseph's brothers were afraid"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# they were brought to Joseph's house`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "they were going into Joseph's house" or "the steward was taking them into Joseph's house" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# It is because of the money that was returned in our sacks the first time we were brought in`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "The steward is bringing us into the house because of the money that someone put back in our sacks" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# that he may seek an opportunity against us. He might arrest us`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This can be translated as a new sentence. AT: "He is waiting for the opportunity to accuse us, so that he might arrest us"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# we came down`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`It is common to use the phrase "came down" when speaking of traveling from Canaan to Egypt.`