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547 B
Markdown
11 lines
547 B
Markdown
## David tore his clothes ##
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David tore his clothes as a sign of mourning the death of King Saul.
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## the people of Yahweh, and for the house of Israel ##
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These two phrases are very similar. They are emphasizing that all of Israel was being mourned.
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## fallen by the sword ##
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This is a more polite way to say that many people died in battle. The phrase "by the sword" here means "combat." The word "fallen" means "died." AT: "died in combat" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) |