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# he cut them to pieces, hip and thigh
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Here "hip and thigh" refers to the whole body. This is a graphic description of how Samson killed the Philistines. Alternate translation: "He cut their bodies to pieces" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# he went down
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Here the phrase "went down" does not likely mean that he changed elevation, but rather, it is a way to describe someone going to another place. Alternate translation: "he went" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# cave
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an opening in a hill or mountainside
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# cliff
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a high, rocky hill or mountainside
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# Etam
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This is the name of the rocky hill country near Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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