27 lines
638 B
Markdown
27 lines
638 B
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## Every male was circumcised ##
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Alternate translation: "So Hamor and Shechem had someone circumcise all the men." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## On the third day ##
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"After two days"
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## when they were very sore ##
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"when the men of the city were very sore"
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## each man took his sword ##
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"took their swords"
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## went to the unsuspecting city ##
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"entered the city where the people did not think the Israelites would harm them"
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## and killed all the males ##
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This can be translated as a new sentence: "Simeon and Levi killed all the men of the city."
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## with the edge of the sword ##
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"with their swords" |