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# How much better if the people ... that they found?

Jonathan uses this hypothetical question to state that the people should have been allowed to eat. This can be a statement. Alternate translation: "Our victory would have been better if the people had eaten freely today of the plunder that they took from their enemies." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])

# plunder

This word refers to the things the people had taken from the battle with their enemy.

# Because now the slaughter has not been great

Because the troops were not able to eat during the battle, as the day progressed, they became weaker. Because of this, they were not able to kill as many of the Philistines.
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Jonathan uses this hypothetical question to state that the people should have been allowed to eat. This can be a statement. Alternate translation: "Our victory would have been better if the people had eaten freely today of the plunder that they took from their enemies." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# plunder`

			`This word refers to the things the people had taken from the battle with their enemy.`

			`# Because now the slaughter has not been great`

			`Because the troops were not able to eat during the battle, as the day progressed, they became weaker. Because of this, they were not able to kill as many of the Philistines.`