unfoldingWord_en_tn/num/23/24.md

# the people rise like a lioness ... he has killed

This verse is a long metaphor that speaks of Israel defeating her enemies as if Israel was a lion devouring its prey. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lion]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/blood]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the people rise like a lioness ... he has killed`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`This verse is a long metaphor that speaks of Israel defeating her enemies as if Israel was a lion devouring its prey. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lion]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/blood]]`