# thirty-six men

"36 men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])

# The hearts of the people melted and became like water

These phrases "melted" and "became like water" share similar meanings and are combined to emphasize that the people were extremely afraid. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])

# The hearts of the people melted

Here the people are represented by their "hearts" to emphasize their emotions. Alternate translation: "The people were very afraid" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])

# The hearts of the people

The phrase "the people" refers to the Israelite soldiers.