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# I will put a spirit in him, and he will hear a certain report and go back to his own land
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"I will control the attitude of the king of Assyria, so when he hears a report, he will want to return to his own country"
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# I will put a spirit in him
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"I will influence his thinking" or "I will cause him to think differently." Here "spirit" probably refers to his attitude and thoughts, rather than to a spirit being.
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# certain report
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You should translate this phrase using a word for a message that could be either true or false.
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# I will cause him to fall by the sword
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"Fall by the sword" is metonymy for being killed. Alternate translation: "I will cause him to die by the sword" or "I will cause some men to kill him with a sword" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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