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# my master
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Hazael refers to Elisha this way to honor him.
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# Because I know
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God has shown Elisha what will take place in the future.
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# you will do
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The word "you" represents Hazael and refers to himself and the soldiers under his control when he is king. Alternate translation: "you will cause to happen" or "you will order your soldiers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# You will set ... you will kill
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The word "you" represents Hazel but here refers to his soldiers and not to Hazael personally. Alternate translation: "You soldiers will set ... your soldiers will kill" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# dash in pieces their little ones
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"crush their little children." This is a brutal description of the soldiers killing children.
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# kill their young men with the sword
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This means that the men will be killed in battle. The sword was the main weapon used in battle. Alternate translation: "kill their young men in battle" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# rip open their pregnant women
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Specifically this refers to tear open their stomachs. Alternate translation: "rip open the stomachs of their pregnant women with swords" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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