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# Ziklag

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

# On the third day

"After three days" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])

# with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head

In this culture, tearing one's own clothes and putting dirt on one's head was an act of mourning. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])

# he lay facedown on the ground and prostrated himself

This was an act of showing submission to David, who was now the king of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Ziklag`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is the name of a city in the southern part of Judah. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# On the third day`
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			`"After three days" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])`

			`# with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head`

			`In this culture, tearing one's own clothes and putting dirt on one's head was an act of mourning. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])`

			`# he lay facedown on the ground and prostrated himself`

			`This was an act of showing submission to David, who was now the king of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])`