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# The Philistines have taken vengeance with malice and from within themselves they tried to destroy Judah again and again
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The phrase "from within themselves" is an idiom. AT: "The Philistines hate Judah and have tried to take revenge against it by their own strength again and again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# to destroy Judah
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Here "Judah" refers to the people who live there. AT: "to destroy the people of Judah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Behold
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This tells the reader to pay special attention to what follows. AT: "Look" or "Listen" or "Pay attention to what I am about to tell you"
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# I will reach out with my hand against the Philistines
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Here Yahweh's power is represented by his "hand." AT: "I will turn my powerful hand against the Philistines" or "I will turn my great power against the Philistines" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# I will cut off
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This is an idiom. AT: "I will destroy" or "I will get rid of" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# Kerethites
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"The people of Kereth." This is a people that lived in the city of Kereth in Philistia. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lordyahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/philistines]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/avenge]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/remnant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/punish]]
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