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456 B
The breath in our nostrils
This is a title for the king, who provides life to his people like breath keeps the body alive. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
was taken in their pits
Here "pits" refers to the enemies' trap, their plan to catch the king. AT: "the enemies made plans to capture our king, and they did capture him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive, rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)