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## He had eight sons ##

Here the word "He" refers to Jesse.

## Jesse was an old man...advanced in years among men ##

The two phrases mean basically the same thing and are combined for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah ##

This phrase shows birth order. AT: "Abinadab the second born, and Shammah the third born"
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## He had eight sons ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`Here the word "He" refers to Jesse.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## Jesse was an old man...advanced in years among men ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`The two phrases mean basically the same thing and are combined for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])`

			`## second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah ##`

			`This phrase shows birth order. AT: "Abinadab the second born, and Shammah the third born"`