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39 lines
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## Then it came about ##
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This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
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## in the eleventh year ##
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See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 26:1](../26/01.md).
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## in the first month ##
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"in the first month of that year"
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## the word of Yahweh came to me and said ##
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See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md).
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## Son of man ##
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See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md).
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## verses 21 to 26 ##
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This is a parable that has a lot of metaphors. In the parable, "arm" represents the power of a king. The word "sword" represents the power of a king in war. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## Behold ##
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The word “behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
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## It is not bound up and able to receive medicine ##
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"His arm is not wrapped up and it does not have medicine on so it can heal"
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## bandage ##
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a soft piece of cloth that people put on wounds so that they will heal
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## so it will be not be strong enough to grasp a sword ##
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"so his arm will not be strong enough to use a sword" |