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# Saul's anger burned against Jonathan
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Here "anger burned" is a metonym that refers to becoming very angry. Alternate translation: "Saul became very angry with Jonathan" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# You son of a perverse, rebellious woman!
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This is an idiom. Saul uses this phrase as a harsh rebuke to Jonathan and his concern for David. Alternate translation: "You stupid son of a prostitute" or "You stupid traitor" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse ... mother's nakedness?
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Saul uses this question to emphasize that he knows that Jonathan and David are friends. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse ... mother's nakedness." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# to the shame of your mother's nakedness
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Here "mother's nakedness" is an idiom that refers to the mother who gave birth to you. Alternate translation: "to the shame of your mother who gave birth to you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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