36 lines
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36 lines
1.9 KiB
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# Egypt is a very beautiful young cow
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The nation of Egypt, which was very strong and prosperous, is spoken of as if it were a beautiful young cow. AT: "Egypt is like a very beautiful heifer" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# but a stinging insect
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The enemy army coming to attack the Egyptians is spoken of as if the army were an insect that stings. AT: "but a powerful army like a stinging insect" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# soldiers in her midst are like a fattened bull
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The writer compares soldiers to "fattened bulls" because the soldiers are well cared for by the Egyptians just as a farmer takes care of a bull and makes it fat. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# They will not stand together
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To "stand together" is an idiom meaning to remain united. The writer is saying that the soldiers will not fight as a unit but will run away thinking only of saving themselves. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# the day of their disaster is coming against them
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This speaks of a day as if it travels and arrives in a location. AT: "they will experience disaster on that day" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Egypt hisses like a snake and crawls away
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The inability of the Egyptians to do anything to stop their enemy is spoken of as if they were snakes that can only hiss and crawl away. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# They are going toward her like woodcutters with axes
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The enemies coming with the weapons to destroy the Egyptians is spoken of as if they were woodcutters with axes preparing to cut down a tree. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/cow]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/time]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/punish]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/serpent]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ax]] |