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as he encountered them

AT: "as Ishmael came closer to the 80 men"

It came about that

This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.

Ishmael son of Nethaniah slaughtered them and threw them into a pit, he and the men who were with him

AT: "Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and the men who were with him, killed most of the 80 men and threw them into a pit"