898 B
898 B
General Information:
Judah continues his story to Joseph
Then you said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.'
This is a quotation within a quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation. AT: "Then you said to your servants that unless our youngest brother comes with us, we would not see you again." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotesinquotes and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations)
Then you said to your servants
Judah refers to himself and his brothers as "your servants." This is a formal way of speaking to someone with greater authority. AT: "Then you said to us, your servants" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)
you will not see my face again
Here "face" stands for the whole person. AT: "you will not see me again" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)