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## the sword that you fear will overtake you ##
AT: "You will experience the terrible results of war there." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
## The famine that you are worrying about will pursue you to Egypt ##
Famine is referred to as something that can pursue something else. AT: "You worry about famine in Israel but if you go to Egypt you will suffer from famine there" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
## all the men ##
The men are used to refer to all the people because they are the leaders in their families. AT: "everyone" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])