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# he was told
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This can be translated in active form. AT: "someone told him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# wilderness of Engedi
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Engedi is a place in Israel west of the Dead Sea where there is water with dry land all around it.
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# three thousand
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3,000 (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# chosen men
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men whom he had chosen because of their superior military abilities
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