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# The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up
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Here the earth is spoken of as if it were a person opening its mouth and eating something. Alternate translation: "Yahweh caused the earth to split open, and the men fell in the hole" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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# fire devoured 250 men
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Here the fire is spoken of as if it were a large animal devouring something. Alternate translation: "Yahweh caused a fire that killed 250 men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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# 250 men
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"two hundred and fifty men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])
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