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# if I take
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Here Joab speaks of himself when he is actually referring to himself and his soldiers. Alternate translation: "if my soldiers and I take" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# camp against
This means to surround and attack. Alternate translation: "besiege" or "surround" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# take it ... take the city
"Taking" a place or landmark means to take control of it. Alternate translation: "take control of it ... take control of the city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# it will be named
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "people will name it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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