en_tn/1sa/02/31.md

# See

"Listen carefully to what I am about to say" or "What I am about to say is very important"

# I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father's house

The words "cut off ... strength" are probably a euphemism for the death of strong, young men; the words "your father's house" are a metonymy for "your family." AT: "I will kill you and all strong, young male descendants in your family" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# be any old man

"be any old men" or "be any men who grow old"

# cause your eyes to fail

"cause you to lose your eyesight" or "cause you to go blind"
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# See`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Listen carefully to what I am about to say" or "What I am about to say is very important"`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father's house`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The words "cut off ... strength" are probably a euphemism for the death of strong, young men; the words "your father's house" are a metonymy for "your family." AT: "I will kill you and all strong, young male descendants in your family" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# be any old man`

			`"be any old men" or "be any men who grow old"`

			`# cause your eyes to fail`

			`"cause you to lose your eyesight" or "cause you to go blind"`