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# would not die by the hand of the avenger

Here "by the hand" is an idiom that means to be the specific cause of something. Alternate translation: "would not be killed by the avenger" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])

# the avenger of blood

This was a relative of the person who had been killed. His job was to kill the person who had killed his relative.

# blood

Blood is a metonym for the death of the person whose blood has been shed. See how you translated this in [Joshua 20:3](../20/03.md). Alternate translation: "death" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
PDF Joshua 24 2019-08-20 20:52:05 +00:00			`# would not die by the hand of the avenger`
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PDF Joshua 24 2019-08-20 20:52:05 +00:00			`Here "by the hand" is an idiom that means to be the specific cause of something. Alternate translation: "would not be killed by the avenger" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])`
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PDF Joshua 24 2019-08-20 20:52:05 +00:00			`# the avenger of blood`
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PDF Joshua 24 2019-08-20 20:52:05 +00:00			`This was a relative of the person who had been killed. His job was to kill the person who had killed his relative.`

			`# blood`

			`Blood is a metonym for the death of the person whose blood has been shed. See how you translated this in [Joshua 20:3](../20/03.md). Alternate translation: "death" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])`
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