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# turned away from following Yahweh
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Here "turn away" is an idiom that means he no longer obeyed Yahweh. Alternate translation: "stopped obeying Yahweh" or "started to disobey Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# they began to make a conspiracy ... they sent
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The text does not state to whom "they" refers. Retain the generic "they" in your translation if possible.
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# make a conspiracy against him
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The abstract noun "conspiracy" can be stated as an action. Alternate translation: "conspire against him" or "plot against him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# Lachish
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a city in Judah (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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