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17 lines
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# waiting for him to swell up
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They they that his body would swell because of the snake venom.
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# nothing was wrong with him
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This can be stated in positive form. Alternate translation: "everything about him was as it should be" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublenegatives]])
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# they changed their minds
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To think differently about a situation is spoken of as if a person is changing his mind. Alternate translation: "they thought again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# said that he was a god.
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Perhaps the people believed that someone who lived after a poisonous snake bite was divine or a god. This can be stated as a direct quotation. Alternate translation: "said, 'This man must be a god.'" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-quotations]])
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