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# the anger of Yahweh was ignited against Israel

The word "ignite" means start a fire. Here Yahweh's anger is compared to that of a fire. AT: "the anger of Yahweh started to burn like a fire" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# he moved David against them

"he caused David to oppose them"

# Go, count Israel and Judah

In the law of Moses, God prohibited the kings of Israel from taking a census of fighting men. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# Dan to Beersheba

This phrase uses two place names Dan, in the far north, and Beersheba, in the far south, to represent the entire country. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])

# count all the people ... fit for battle

This means to count all the men except those men who are either too young, too old, or physically unable to fight.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the anger of Yahweh was ignited against Israel`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The word "ignite" means start a fire. Here Yahweh's anger is compared to that of a fire. AT: "the anger of Yahweh started to burn like a fire" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# he moved David against them`
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			`"he caused David to oppose them"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Go, count Israel and Judah`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`In the law of Moses, God prohibited the kings of Israel from taking a census of fighting men. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Dan to Beersheba`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This phrase uses two place names Dan, in the far north, and Beersheba, in the far south, to represent the entire country. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# count all the people ... fit for battle`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This means to count all the men except those men who are either too young, too old, or physically unable to fight.`