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# there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak
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This refers to the people of those cities. Alternate translation: "the people in five Egyptian cities will speak" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# the language of Canaan
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This refers to Hebrew, the language of the people of God living in the land of Canaan. Here Canaan represents the people who live there. Alternate translation: "the language of the people of Canaan" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# swear allegiance
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"promise to be loyal"
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# One of these will be called
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This can be stated in active form. "People will call one of these cities" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# called The City of the Sun
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It is not clear whether the Hebrew word translated "Sun" here means "sun" or "destruction." Is is also not clear what the name tells us about the city. Alternate translation: "the city called Sun City" or "the city called Destruction City" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-textvariants]])
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