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# Abimelech fought ... He tore down
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Here "Abimelech" represents himself and his soldiers. Alternate translation: "Abimelech and his soldiers fought ... They tore down" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# against the city
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Here "city" represents the people. Alternate translation: "against the people of Shechem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# tore down
"demolished"
# spread salt over it
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"spread salt over the land." Spreading salt over land keeps anything from growing there. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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