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# they chose new gods
The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. Alternate translation: "the people of Israel worshiped new gods" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# there was fighting at the city gates
Here "gates" represents the entire city. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. Alternate translation: "enemies attacked the people within the Israelite cities" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# there were no shields or spears seen among forty thousand in Israel
This statement is probably an exaggeration about how few weapons the Israelites had. Alternate translation: "few weapons for battle remained in Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])
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# forty thousand in Israel
"40,000 in Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])
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