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# He placed the priests in their positions

Placing the priests in a position is a metaphor for telling the priests which jobs they are to do. The reader should probably understand that Josiah commanded his officials to give instructions to the priests. Alternate translation: "He had people tell the priests which jobs to do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# in the service of

The abstract noun "service" can be translated as a verb. Alternate translation: "as they served in" or "to serve well in" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# He placed the priests in their positions`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Placing the priests in a position is a metaphor for telling the priests which jobs they are to do. The reader should probably understand that Josiah commanded his officials to give instructions to the priests. Alternate translation: "He had people tell the priests which jobs to do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# in the service of`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The abstract noun "service" can be translated as a verb. Alternate translation: "as they served in" or "to serve well in" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])`
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