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# as thick as a cloud of locusts
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Here "cloud" means a swarm. The author speaks of the army as if it were a swarm of locusts to emphasize how many soldiers there were. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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# Their camels were more ... in number than the grains of the sand on the seashore
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The author uses a hyperbole, an exaggeration, to emphasize that there were very many camels. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])
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# Their camels were more than could be counted
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Their camels were more than anyone could count" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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