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# The fear of you and the dread of you will be upon every living thing ... and upon all the fish of the sea
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The writer speaks of fear and dread as if they were physical objects that could be upon the animals. Alternate translation: "Every living thing ... and all the fish of the sea will be dreadfully afraid of you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# The fear of you and the dread of you
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The words "fear" and "dread" mean basically the same thing and emphasize how afraid the animals will be of mankind. Alternate translation: "A dreadful fear of you" or "A terrible fear of you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]])
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# every living thing on the earth
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"every animal on the earth." This is the first of the four categories of animals that the writer lists, and not a summary of the rest of the animals that he mentions next. Here, the writer is referring to larger animals that walk on the earth.
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# bird
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This is a general term for things that fly. See how you translated this in [Genesis 1:21](../01/21.md).
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# upon everything that moves on the ground
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This includes all types of small animals. See how you translated this in [Genesis 1:25](../01/25.md).
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# They are given into your hand
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The hand represents control. This can be made active. Alternate translation: "They are given into your control" or "I have put them under your control" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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