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# Why did you not strike him down to the ground?

This rhetorical question means that he should have killed him. This question can be written as a statement. The phrase "strike down" means to kill. Alternate translation: "You should have struck him down to the ground!" or "You should have killed him immediately!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])

# ten silver shekels

This can be written in modern units. Alternate translation: "ten silver coins" or "110 grams of silver" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney]])

# belt

This is a special belt that shows people that someone is a great soldier and should be honored.
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# Why did you not strike him down to the ground?`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This rhetorical question means that he should have killed him. This question can be written as a statement. The phrase "strike down" means to kill. Alternate translation: "You should have struck him down to the ground!" or "You should have killed him immediately!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# ten silver shekels`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This can be written in modern units. Alternate translation: "ten silver coins" or "110 grams of silver" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# belt`

			`This is a special belt that shows people that someone is a great soldier and should be honored.`