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## having a drawn sword in his hand ##
AT: "ready to attack" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
## Is it not I that commanded that the army be numbered? ##
AT: "I am the one who commanded that the army be numbered." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
## But these sheep ##
David describes the people of Israel as a type of animal that will trust and follow a leader. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
## what have they done? ##
AT: "They certainly have done nothing that deserves punishment." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])