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617 B
617 B
the more he ordered them
The refers to him ordering them not to tell anyone about what he had done. AT: "the more he ordered them not to tell anyone" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)
the more abundantly
"the more widely" or "the more"
extremely
"utterly" or "exceedingly" or "beyond all measure"
the deaf ... the mute
These refer to people. AT: "deaf people ... mute people" or "people who cannot hear ... people who cannot speak" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)