unfoldingWord_en_tn/2ch/12/13.md

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forty-one years old ... seventeen years

"41 years old ... 17 years" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)

so that he might put his name there

Possible meanings for the phrase "put his name" are 1) a metonym for "dwell." AT: "so that he might dwell there" or 2) an idiom that refers to ownership. AT: "so that it might belong to him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

Naamah

This is the name of a woman. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

he did not fix his heart to seek Yahweh

Here the word "heart" represents the thoughts and desires. The idiom "fix his heart" means to determine to do something. AT: "he was not committed to seeking Yahweh" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

to seek Yahweh

Worshiping Yahweh is spoken of as if the person were seeking Yahweh. AT: "to worship Yahweh" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

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