See in Reader
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Look
Here this word is used to draw someone's attention to what is said next. Alternate translation: "Listen"
pit
a deep hole in the ground
or in some other place
This is another place he may be hiding. Alternate translation: "or hidden in some other place" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)
when some of your men have been killed
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "when his soldiers kill some of your men" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
A slaughter has taken place among the soldiers who follow Absalom
The noun "slaughter" means an event where many people are brutally killed. This can be expressed as a verb. Alternate translation: "Many of the soldiers who follow Absalom have been slaughtered" or "The enemy soldiers have killed many of the soldiers who follow Absalom" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)