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# my son, who was born from my body
David describes his son this way to emphasize the close bond between a father and his son. Alternate translation: "my own son" or "my dear son" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
# wants to take my life # wants to take my life
This is a polite way to refer to killing someone. Alternate translation: "wants to kill me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]]) "wants to kill me"
# How much more may this Benjamite now desire my ruin? # How much more may this Benjamite now desire my ruin?
David uses this rhetorical question to express that he is not surprised that the man wants to kill him. This can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "Of course this Benjamite desires my ruin!" or "I am not surprised this Benjamite desires my ruin as well!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]]) "Of course this Benjamite desires me to be killed!" or "I am not surprised this Benjamite desires to kill me!"
# desire my ruin
Here David describes the man's desire to kill him as if David were something that the man wanted to ruin. Alternate translation: "desire me to be killed" or "desire to kill me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
# Leave him alone and let him curse # Leave him alone and let him curse
Here the phrase "leave him alone" means to not stop him from what he is doing. Alternate translation: "Do not stop him from cursing me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]]) "Do not stop him from cursing me"