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# Are you doing nothing?
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This rhetorical question is asked sarcastically and means that they should be doing the opposite. This question can be written as a statement. AT: "You should be acting now!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])
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# Do not be slow to attack
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These two negative words "not" and "slow" together emphasize the positive idea to attack quickly. AT: "Hurry! Attack" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])
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# the land is wide
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"the land is large." This is a description of the size of the land.
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# that does not lack anything in the land
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The men use a hyperbole, an exaggeration, to emphasize that it is a very desirable place to live. AT: "where we will have everything there that we need" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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# that does not lack anything
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The two negative words together emphasize a positive idea. AT: "has everything" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]] |