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the angel put his sword back into its sheath
The angel putting his sword back in the sheath is a symbolic action to show that he would not continue to kill the people. Alternate translation: the angel put his sword in its sheath to show that he would stop killing the people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)
sheath
cover for a sword or knife