unfoldingWord_en_tn/nam/02/05.md

# The one who will dash you to pieces

The word "you" refers to Nineveh. Nahum speaks of an army or military leader destroying Nineveh as if he were to shatter Nineveh like one would shatter a clay pot. See how you translated this in [Nahum 2:1](./01.md). AT: "The one who will destroy you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# in their march

The word "march" can be translated as a verb. AT: "as they march" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# The large shield is made ready to protect these attackers

This can be stated in active form. AT: "The attackers make ready the large shield to protect themselves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# The large shield

This refers to a large cover that those who besieged a city would set up over themselves and their battering rams to protect themselves against the arrows and other projectiles with which the people in the city would attack them.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The one who will dash you to pieces`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The word "you" refers to Nineveh. Nahum speaks of an army or military leader destroying Nineveh as if he were to shatter Nineveh like one would shatter a clay pot. See how you translated this in [Nahum 2:1](./01.md). AT: "The one who will destroy you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# in their march`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The word "march" can be translated as a verb. AT: "as they march" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The large shield is made ready to protect these attackers`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "The attackers make ready the large shield to protect themselves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The large shield`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This refers to a large cover that those who besieged a city would set up over themselves and their battering rams to protect themselves against the arrows and other projectiles with which the people in the city would attack them.`