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# to keep the palace
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Here the phrase "to keep" means to take care of. Alternate translation: "to take care of the palace" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# in a house under guard
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If a house is "under guard" it means that a guard is posted at the house. Alternate translation: "in a house and put a guard there" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# he did not go to them
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This is a euphemism. Alternate translation: "he did not have sexual relations with them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])
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# they were shut up
This means that they were not allowed to leave the house. Alternate translation: "they were shut inside the house" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# widows
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These are women whose husbands have died.