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# Why should the kings of Assyria come and find a lot of water?

The people use a rhetorical question to emphasize that they do not want the kings of Assyria to find their water. The question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "We do not want the kings of Assyria to come here and find a lot of water." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# the kings of Assyria

Possible meanings for "kings" are 1) this is an idiom that refers to the one king of Assyria. Alternate translation: "the king of Assyria" or 2) this may refer to the king and his other leaders. Alternate translation: "the king and the other leaders of Assyria" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# Why should the kings of Assyria come and find a lot of water?`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`The people use a rhetorical question to emphasize that they do not want the kings of Assyria to find their water. The question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "We do not want the kings of Assyria to come here and find a lot of water." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
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			`# the kings of Assyria`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Possible meanings for "kings" are 1) this is an idiom that refers to the one king of Assyria. Alternate translation: "the king of Assyria" or 2) this may refer to the king and his other leaders. Alternate translation: "the king and the other leaders of Assyria" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
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