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# blight or mildew
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These are agricultural terms that refer to the death of crops from either too little or too much rain, respectively.
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# locusts or caterpillars
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A "locust" is a type of grasshopper that causes destruction by eating crops. The word "caterpillar" refers to an early growth stage of the locust.
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# prayers and requests are made by a person or by all your people Israel
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "a person, or all your people Israel, prays and makes a request" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# prayers and requests
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The words "prayer" and "request" mean basically the same thing and emphasize that the person is sincere as he makes his request. See how you translated similar words in [1 Kings 8:28](./27.md). AT: "requests" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# knowing the plague in his own heart
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Possible meanings are 1) The person's sin is spoken of as if it were a plague. AT: "knowing the sin in his own heart" or 2) The "plague" is a metonym for the sins that the disasters are a punishment for. AT: "knowing in his heart that the plague is the result of his own sin" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/famine]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/adversary]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gate]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/plague]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/pray]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heart]] |