en_tn/2sa/14/07.md

# the whole clan

"my entire family"

# your servant

To show respect for the king the woman refers to herself as "your servant."

# put him to death

This is an idiom which means to kill. Alternate translation: "kill him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# they would also destroy the heir

If they put the guilty brother to death there would not be a son left to inherit the family's possessions. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. Alternate translation: "if they did this, they would be destroying our family's heir" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# Thus they will put out the burning coal that I have left

Here the woman refers to her only living son as if he were a burning piece of coal. She speaks of the men killing her son as stopping the coal's burning. Alternate translation: "In this way they will kill the only child I have left" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# they will leave for my husband neither name nor descendant

This can be stated in positive form. Alternate translation: "they will not leave for my husband name or descendant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])

# neither name nor descendant

This refers to a son to carry on the family's name into the next generation. Alternate translation: "no son to preserve our family's name" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# on the surface of the earth

"on the earth." This descriptive phrase emphasizes that the family line would not continue on earth after the husband died. "The surface of the earth" refers to the ground on which people walk.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the whole clan`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"my entire family"`
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			`# your servant`
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			`To show respect for the king the woman refers to herself as "your servant."`

			`# put him to death`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This is an idiom which means to kill. Alternate translation: "kill him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# they would also destroy the heir`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`If they put the guilty brother to death there would not be a son left to inherit the family's possessions. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. Alternate translation: "if they did this, they would be destroying our family's heir" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# Thus they will put out the burning coal that I have left`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Here the woman refers to her only living son as if he were a burning piece of coal. She speaks of the men killing her son as stopping the coal's burning. Alternate translation: "In this way they will kill the only child I have left" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# they will leave for my husband neither name nor descendant`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This can be stated in positive form. Alternate translation: "they will not leave for my husband name or descendant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# neither name nor descendant`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This refers to a son to carry on the family's name into the next generation. Alternate translation: "no son to preserve our family's name" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# on the surface of the earth`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`"on the earth." This descriptive phrase emphasizes that the family line would not continue on earth after the husband died. "The surface of the earth" refers to the ground on which people walk.`