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# He slept with his ancestors and he was buried

The clause "slept with his ancestors" is a metaphor that expresses as a euphemism the death of a person in more gentle words. Alternate translation: "He died and he was buried with his ancestors" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])

# he was buried

This can be expressed in active form. Alternate translation: "people buried him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# He slept with his ancestors and he was buried`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`The clause "slept with his ancestors" is a metaphor that expresses as a euphemism the death of a person in more gentle words. Alternate translation: "He died and he was buried with his ancestors" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# he was buried`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This can be expressed in active form. Alternate translation: "people buried him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
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