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# He sent messengers

"Balak sent messengers"

# Beor

This is the name of Balaam's father. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

# Pethor

This is the name of a city. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

# of his nation and his people

"of Balaam's nation and people"

# He called him

"Balak called Balaam." Balak did not speak to Balaam directly, but did so through the messengers he sent.

# They cover the face of the earth

This is an exaggeration to emphasize how many of them there were. Alternate translation: "They are extremely numerous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])

# the face of the earth

This refers to the surface of the earth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# He sent messengers`
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			`"Balak sent messengers"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Beor`
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Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`This is the name of Balaam's father. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Pethor`
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Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`This is the name of a city. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# of his nation and his people`
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			`"of Balaam's nation and people"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# He called him`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Balak called Balaam." Balak did not speak to Balaam directly, but did so through the messengers he sent.`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# They cover the face of the earth`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`This is an exaggeration to emphasize how many of them there were. Alternate translation: "They are extremely numerous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# the face of the earth`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`This refers to the surface of the earth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00