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# three thousand men ... thirty-six men
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"3,000 men ... 36 men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# The hearts of the people melted and became like water
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These phrases "melted" and "became like water" share similar meanings and are combined to emphasize that the people were extremely afraid. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# The hearts of the people melted
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Here the people are represented by their "hearts" to emphasize their emotions. AT: "The people were very afraid" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# The hearts of the people
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The phrase "the people" refers to the Israelite soldiers.
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