en_tn/1sa/17/46.md

# Connecting Statement:

David continues speaking to Goliath.

# I will give the dead bodies ... to the birds ... and to the wild beasts of the earth

David speaks of leading the Israelites in killing the Philistines and leaving their bodies on the ground for the animals to eat them as if he were to give their bodies to the animals. AT: "We Israelites will kill the Philistine army, and the birds of the heavens and the wild beasts of the earth will eat them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# all the earth may know

The word "earth" refers to the people on earth. AT: "all the people of the earth may know" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`David continues speaking to Goliath.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I will give the dead bodies ... to the birds ... and to the wild beasts of the earth`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`David speaks of leading the Israelites in killing the Philistines and leaving their bodies on the ground for the animals to eat them as if he were to give their bodies to the animals. AT: "We Israelites will kill the Philistine army, and the birds of the heavens and the wild beasts of the earth will eat them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# all the earth may know`

			`The word "earth" refers to the people on earth. AT: "all the people of the earth may know" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`