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# Listen to the words of your servant
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The woman refers to herself as "your servant." This is a polite way to speak to someone with greater authority.
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# that advice would end the matter
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"that advice would solve the problem"
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# most peaceful and faithful in Israel
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This describes the cities. AT: "most peaceful and faithful cities in Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# city that is a mother in Israel
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This speaks of the importance of this city among the nation of Israel as if it were a well respected mother. AT: "city that everyone in Israel respects like they would their mother" or "city that is very important and that Israel respects" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Why do you want to swallow up the inheritance of Yahweh?
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Here the woman uses a rhetorical question to suggest to Joab what they should not do. This question can be written as a statement. AT: "You should not destroy the city that is Yahweh's inheritance!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# swallow up
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Here the woman speaks of the army destroying the city as if the city were food to be swallowed. AT: "destroy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the inheritance of Yahweh
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Here the city is referred to as Yahweh's inheritance to emphasize that it belongs to Yahweh. AT: "a city that belongs to Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) |