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The people who have survived the sword have found favor in the wilderness
The phrase "found favor" is an idiom. Alternate translation: "While the people who have survived the sword have been in the wilderness, I have had grace on them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
who have survived the sword
The word "sword" is a metonym for war. Alternate translation: "who have survived the war" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
wilderness; I will go out to give rest to Israel
Another possible meaning is "wilderness, where Israel went out to find rest."