472 B
472 B
give their children over to famine
"cause their children to die from famine"
give them to the hands of those who use the sword
"cause them to die in battle"
let their women become bereaved and widows
"let the children and husbands of their women die." This refers to a woman whose children have all died.
their men be killed
"let people kill their men"
their young men killed by the sword in battle
"let their young men be killed by the sword in battle"