And said, "I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son."

耶和华说：你既行了这事，不留下你的儿子，就是你独生的儿子，我便指着自己起誓说。

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Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.

现在我知道你是敬畏神的了。因为你没有将你的儿子，就是你独生的儿子，留下不给我。

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What about all the peace that you pledge your only son…

你向儿子许诺过的和平怎么了？

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But that may not be a good option if only your son wants to keep the family beach house or only your daughter wants to run the family business.

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With these two biases combined, it's only natural that your son is apprehensive about moving West.

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Now, if you frame the move as "a trial for just a few months, " this would change your son's status quo (he would still think of himself as a New Yorker, only temporarily trying out the West Coast), and it wouldn't seem like a decision that's so tough to change.

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