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## Weapons of violence are their swords ##
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"They use their swords to hurt and to kill people"
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## do not come into their council; do not join in their meetings ##
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Both of these phrases say the same thing for emphasis. Jacob uses the words "soul" and "heart" to refer to himself. AT: "I certainly will not join with them to make any plans" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
## My self...my heart ##
Jacob uses the words "self" and "heart" to refer to the most noble parts of himself.
## they hamstrung oxen ##
Jacob compares the men of Shechem to oxen. This emphasizes the strength of the men and that Simenon and Levi killed them as if the men were just animals. AT: "they slaughtered men like they slaughter oxen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])