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# one cubit
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If it is necessary to use a modern measurement of length, here are two ways of doing it. AT: "46 centimeters" or "about one half meter" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])
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# he strapped it on under his clothing on his right thigh
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"he tied it to his right thigh under his clothing"
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# thigh
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"upper leg"
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# Now Eglon was a very fat man
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Here "Now" is used here to mark a break in the main storyline. Here the narrator tells background information about Eglon. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])