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# Valley of Ben Hinnom
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This is the name of a place near Jerusalem that is also known as Gehenna. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# he caused his sons to pass through the fire
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You may need to make explicit why he put his son in the fire and what happened after he did so. Alternate translation: "he burned his sons to death as an offering to his gods" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# consulted with
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"asked for information from"
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# the dead
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This refers to dead people. Alternate translation: "dead people" or "those who are dead" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])
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# Manasseh did much evil in the sight of Yahweh
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Here Yahweh's "sight" refers to how he judges or decides on the value of something. See how you translated a similar phrase in [2 Chronicles 14:2](../14/01.md). Alternate translation: "Manasseh did many things that Yahweh said were evil" or "He practiced the things that Yahweh considered evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# he provoked him to anger
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"Manasseh made Yahweh very angry"
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