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# plundered the camp
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This refers to taking items from a defeated army.
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# So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "So people sold a measure of fine flour for a shekel and two measures of barley for a shekel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# a measure of fine flour ... two measures of barley
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Here the word "measure" translates the word "seah," which is a unit of dry measurement equal to about 7 liters. AT: "7 liters of fine flour ... 14 liters of barley" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bvolume]])
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# a shekel
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A shekel is a unit of weight equal to about 11 grams. AT: "about 11 grams of silver" or "one silver coin"(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney]])
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# just as the word of Yahweh had said
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Here "word" represents Yahweh. AT: "just as Yahweh had said" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# the captain on whose hand he had leaned
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A high ranking captain who was the king's personal assistant is spoken of as if he were a person on whom the king leaned his hand. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 7:2](./01.md). AT: "the captain who was close to the king" or "the captain who was the king's personal assistant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# trampled him down
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The crowd of people were in such a rush to get to the food in the camp that they knocked over the man and trampled him to death.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/aram]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/wordofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gate]] |