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# The Philistines are upon you
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The phrase "upon you" means that they are ready to capture him. AT: "The Philistines are here to capture you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# woke up
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"awakened"
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# get out
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"escape"
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# But he did not know that Yahweh had left him
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It is implied that if Yahweh left Samson, he would no longer be strong. AT: "But he did not know that Yahweh had left him and that he would not be strong enough to defeat the Philistines" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# put out his eyes
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This means that they removed his eyes from his head. AT: "removed his eyes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# down to Gaza
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The phrase "down to" is used here because they brought Samson to Gaza which is lower in elevation than his home where they captured him.
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# bound him with bronze shackles
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"chained him with bronze shackles" or "tied him up using bronze shackles"
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# shackles
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locks on the end of chains that hold a prisoner at his feet or hands, or both
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# turned the millstone
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"pulled the millstone around in a circle"
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# millstone
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This is a very large, heavy, circular stone. Normally, a large animal pulls the millstone around in a circle to crush grain. Here the Philistines humiliate Samson by making him pull it.
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# after it had been shaved
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "after the Philistines had shaved it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/philistines]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/samson]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/free]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gaza]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bronze]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prison]] |