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1.6 KiB
A man of God came out of Judah by the word of Yahweh to Bethel
The implied information is that Yahweh sent the man of God to Bethel. This can be stated in active form. AT: "Yahweh sent a man of God from Judah to Bethel" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
A man of God
This is another title for a prophet. AT: "A prophet"
came out of Judah
"came from Judah"
the word of Yahweh
"the message of Yahweh" or "Yahweh's message"
He cried against the altar
Here "He" refers to the man of God.
cried against the altar
This means he prophesied toward the altar in a loud and condemning voice. AT: "prophesied loudly toward the altar" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
Altar, altar
The prophet spoke to the altar as if it were a person who could hear him. He said this twice for emphasis. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
a son named Josiah will be born to the family of David
Here the "family of David" refers to the descendants of David. This can be stated in active form. AT: "a descendant of David will have a son named Josiah" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
they will burn
Here "they" refers to Josiah and the people with him.
the altar will be split apart, and the ashes on it will be poured out
This can be stated in active form. AT: "Yahweh will split the altar apart and the ashes on it will fall to the ground" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)