# They rode on seventy donkeys

These men owned seventy donkeys, which they did ride. Here the word "rode" is used instead of "owned." Alternate translation: "They owned seventy donkeys" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# forty sons ... thirty grandsons ... seventy donkeys

"40 sons ... 30 grandsons ... 70 donkeys (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])