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 # let themselves be defeated before them
 
-"let themselves be defeated before the people of Ai." The phrase "before them" represents what the people of Ai would see and think. Alternate translation: "let the people of Ai think that the Israelites were defeated" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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-# let themselves be defeated before them
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-The phrase "be defeated" can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "let the people of Ai think that they had defeated the Israelites" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
+"let themselves be defeated before the people of Ai." The phrase "before them" represents what the people of Ai would see and think. The phrase "be defeated" can be stated in active form. Alternate translation:  "let the people of Ai think that the Israelites were defeated" or "let the people of Ai think that they had defeated the Israelites" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
 
 # before them
 
 the army of Ai
 
-# they fled ... go after them
+# they fled
 
-The words "they" and "them" here refer to the army of Isreal.
+The army of Israel fled.