unfoldingWord_en_tn/gen/34/25.md

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On the third day

"third" is the ordinal number for three. It can be stated without the ordinal number. Alternate translation: "After two days" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal)

when they were still in pain

"when the men of the city were still in pain"

each took his sword

"took their swords"

they attacked the city

Here "city" stands for the people. Alternate translation: "they attacked the people of the city" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

security, and they killed all the males

This can be translated as a new sentence. "security. Simeon and Levi killed all the men of the city"