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# for me to give you victory over the Midianites
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The word "victory" is an abstract noun that can be translated as a verb or an adjective. AT: "for me to allow you to defeat the Midianites" or "for me to cause you to be victorious over the Midianites" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# Our own power has saved us
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Here "power" represents the people themselves. AT: "We have saved ourselves without God's help" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Now
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This does not mean "at this moment," but is used to draw attention to the important point that follows.
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# proclaim in the ears of the people
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Here "the ears" refers to the whole person. AT: "proclaim to the people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# Whoever is afraid, whoever trembles
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Both of these phrases have the same meaning. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# trembles
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This word describes fear that causes a person to uncontrollably shake. AT: "shakes with fear"
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# let him return
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You can make explicit where he will go. AT: "let him return to his home" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# Mount Gilead
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This is the name of a mountain in the region of Gilead. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# twenty-two thousand
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"22,000" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# ten thousand remained
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The word "people" or "men" is understood. AT: "10,000 people remained" or "10,000 men remained" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# ten thousand
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"10,000" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gideon]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/midian]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/boast]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/power]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/save]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/proclaim]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gilead]] |