# who breathed the breath of life through their noses Here "noses" represent the whole animal or human. Alternate translation: "everyone that breathed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]]) # the breath of life The words "breath" and "life" represent the power that causes people and animals to be alive. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])