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# I have dug ... I dried ... my feet
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Here Sennacherib speaks of himself conquering many things. He is actually conquering them with the armies and chariots that he commands. Alternate translation: "We have dug ... we dried ... our feet" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# I dried up all the rivers of Egypt under the soles of my feet
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Here Sennachrib is exaggerating his conquest and travels across the rivers of Egypt by claiming to have dried up the rivers when he marched his army through them. Alternate translation: "I have marched through all the rivers of Egypt as if they were dry under my feet" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])
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