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# all the house of his father
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Here the word "house" refers to his family. Alternate translation: "all of his father's family" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# came down
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The phrase "came down" is used here because the place that Samson's family traveled form was higher in elevation than Gaza.
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# Zorah ... Eshtaol
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See how you translated the names of these places in [Judges 13:2](../13/02.md) and [Judges 13:25](../13/25.md).
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# in the burial place of Manoah, his father
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"where his father, Manoah, is buried"
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# Manoah
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See how you translated this man's name in [Judges 13:2](../13/02.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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# Samson had judged Israel for twenty years
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This same sentence is also in [Judges 15:20](../15/20.md). It is repeated here to remind readers of how long he judged Israel. Alternate translation: "Samson had judged Israel for twenty years before he died" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# twenty years
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"20 years" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])
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