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 # But now he is dead, so why should I fast?
 
-David asks this rhetorical question to empathize that he no longer has a reason to fast. This can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "Now that he is dead it would be of no use to fast any longer." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
+"Now that he is dead it would be of no use to fast any longer." 
 
 # Can I bring him back again?
 
-David asks this rhetorical question to empathize that the boy cannot come back to life. This can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "I cannot bring him back to life." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
+"I cannot bring him back to life."
 
 # I will go to him
 
-David implies that he will go to where his child is when he dies. Alternate translation: "When I die I will go to where he is" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
+"When I die I will go to where he is"