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# It came about
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"It happened." This phrase marks the next event in the storyline. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent]])
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# cross quickly over the water
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Here "the water" refers to the Jordan River. AT: "cross quickly over the river" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# has given such and such advice
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The idiom "such and such" is used in the place of information that is already know by the reader. Here it refers to what Ahithophel advised Absalom in [2 Samuel 17:1-3](./01.md). This information can be stated clearly. AT: "has advised that Absalom send him with an army to attack you now" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# By morning daylight not one of them had failed to cross over the Jordan
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This negative sentence is used to emphasize that they all crossed the river. It can be stated in a positive form. AT: "By morning daylight every one of them had crossed over the Jordan" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]]) |