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# His head and hair were as white as wool—as white as snow
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Wool and snow are examples of things that are very white. The repetition of "as white as" emphasizes that they were very white. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# wool
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This is the hair of a sheep or goat. It was known to be very white.
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# his eyes were like a flame of fire
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His eyes are described as being full of light like a flame of fire. AT: "his eyes were glowing like a flame of fire" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# His feet were like polished bronze
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Bronze is polished to make it shine and reflect light. AT: "His feet were very shiny like polished bronze" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# like polished bronze, like bronze that had been refined in a furnace
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The bronze would be refined first and then polished. AT: "like bronze that has been purified in a hot furnace and polished" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-events]])
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# furnace
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a strong container for holding a very hot fire. People would put metal in it, and the hot fire would burn away any impurities that were in the metal.
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# the sound of many rushing waters
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This is very loud, like the sound of a large, fast flowing river, of a large waterfall, or of loud waves in the sea.
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# a sword ... was coming out of his mouth
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The sword blade was sticking out of his mouth. The sword itself was not in motion.
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# a sword with two sharp edges
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This refers to a double-edged sword, which is sharpened on both sides to cut both directions.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/head]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/snow]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/like]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fire]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bronze]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/voice]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/water]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righthand]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sword]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/face]] |