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# The sword of Yahweh is dripping with blood and covered with fat ... of rams
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This speaks of Yahweh killing the people as if he were a priest sacrificing animals. He does this by describing the sword of a priest. Alternate translation: "Yahweh sacrifices them as a priest sacrifices animals, whose sword drips with the blood and fat of lambs, goats, and rams" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# For Yahweh has a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great slaughter in the land of Edom
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The words "sacrifice" and "slaughter" may be expressed here as verbs. Alternate translation: "For Yahweh will sacrifice many people in Bozrah and kill many people in the land of Edom" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# Bozrah
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This is an important city in Edom. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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