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# carried away my daughters like prisoners of war
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Laban speaks about Jacob taking his family with him back to the land of Canaan as if Jacob took them as prisoners after a battle and is forcing them to go with him. Laban is exaggerating because he is angry and is trying to make Jacob feel guilty for what he did. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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# flee secretly
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"run away in secret"
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# with celebration
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"with joy"
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# with tambourine and with harps
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These instruments stand for music. AT: "and with music" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# tambourine
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a musical instrument with a head like a drum that can be hit and with pieces of metal around the side that sound when the instrument is shaken (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
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# to kiss my grandsons
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Here "grandsons" would include all grandchildren whether male or female. AT: "to kiss my grandchildren" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations]])
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# Now you have done foolishly
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"You have acted foolishly"
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# Now
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This does not mean "at this moment," but is used to draw attention to the important point that follows.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/deceive]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prison]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/harp]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/kiss]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/foolish]] |