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# They will fall
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"Egypt and her people will fall"
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# who were killed by the sword
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The word "sword" is a metonym for a soldier who kills people with a sword.This can be put into active form. Alternate translation: "whom enemy soldiers killed with swords" or "who died in battle" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# The sword has been drawn!
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The word "sword" here is a metonym for war that people fight with swords. This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "War has begun" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# She has been given to the sword
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This can be put in active form. Alternate translation: "I have given Egypt to the sword" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# they will seize her and her multitudes
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"her enemies will seize Egypt and her people"
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