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 # your hosts
 
-A host is a military term referring to a large number of soldiers. God speaks of the many people of Israel as they were an army of many soldiers. Alternate translation: "your armies" or "your tribes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+A host is a military term referring to a large number of soldiers. God speaks of the many people of Israel as if they were an army of many soldiers. Alternate translation: "your armies" or "your tribes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])