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# Dibon ... Nebo ... Medeba
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These are names of cities and towns in Moab. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
# went up to the heights to weep
Here "up to the heights" refers to a temple or altar that was built on high ground like a hill or mountain side. Alternate translation: "went up to the temple on the hilltop to weep" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# Moab laments over Nebo and over Medeba
These place names refer to the people who live there. Alternate translation: "the people of Moab will weep because of what happened to the cities of Nebo and Medeba" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# All their heads are shaved bare and all their beards are cut off
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They do this to show their extreme sadness. Alternate translation: "They will all shave their heads and cut off their beards and grieve" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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