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# Belshazzar
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This is the son of Nebuchadnezzar who became king after his father. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# for a thousand
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"for 1,000" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# he drank wine in front of
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"he drank wine in the presence of"
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# the containers made of gold or silver
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "the gold or silver containers that the Israelites had made" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# containers
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These were cups and other items that were small enough for a person to hold and to drink from them.
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# Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken
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Here "Nebuchadnezzar" refers to Nebuchadnezzar's army. AT: "his father Nebuchadnezzar's army" or "the army of Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) |