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# General Information:
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This begins a list of the men from the tribe of Gad who joined David. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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# whose faces were as fierce as the faces of lions
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Here the word "faces" represents the men and the lions. Their faces express the fierceness with which they fight battles. Alternate translation: "who were as fierce in battle as lions hunting prey" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# They were as swift as gazelles on the mountains
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This hyperbole compares how swiftly these men were able to run with how swiftly gazelles are able to run over rugged mountain terrain. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])
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# gazelles
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animals similar to deer that can run quickly over hills and rough ground
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