# three thousand men went up from the army

These men were part of the army. AT: "three thousand men belonging to the army went up"

# three thousand men ... thirty-six men

"3,000 men ... 36 men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# The hearts of the people were afraid ... their courage left them

These two phrases share similar meanings and are combined to emphasize that the people were extremely afraid. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# The hearts of the people were afraid

Here the people are represented by their "hearts" to emphasize their emotions. AT: "The people were very afraid" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# The hearts of the people

The phrase "the people" refers to the Israelite soldiers.

# their courage left them

"they were no longer courageous"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ai]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gate]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heart]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fear]]