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# if I bring a sword against that land

The word "sword" is a metonym for soldiers who kill people using swords. Alternate translation:

# Sword, go through the land

Here the word "sword" represents the soldiers of an enemy army who attack with swords. Alternate translation: "Army, go through the land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# cut off both men and animals from it

Yahweh speaks of killing people and animals as if it were cutting them off, like a person would cut a branch from a tree. Alternate translation: "kill both men and animals in the land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`The word "sword" is a metonym for soldiers who kill people using swords. Alternate translation:`
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			`# Sword, go through the land`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Here the word "sword" represents the soldiers of an enemy army who attack with swords. Alternate translation: "Army, go through the land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])`
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mismatches 2018-09-25 21:08:29 +00:00			`# cut off both men and animals from it`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Yahweh speaks of killing people and animals as if it were cutting them off, like a person would cut a branch from a tree. Alternate translation: "kill both men and animals in the land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00