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21 lines
767 B
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# Joab lay facedown on the ground
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Joab did this to honor the king and show his gratitude. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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# your servant
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To show respect for the king Joab refers to himself as "your servant."
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# I have found favor in your eyes
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The phrase "found favor" is an idiom which means to be approved of by someone. Also, "eyes" is a metonym for sight, and sight represents judgment or evaluation. AT: "you are pleased with me" or "you have approved of me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# in that the king
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"because the king"
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# the king has performed the request of his servant
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"you have done what I asked you to do"
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