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1006 B
1006 B
three thousand men went up from the army
These men were part of the army. AT: "three thousand men belonging to the army went up"
three thousand men ... thirty-six men
"3,000 men ... 36 men" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
The hearts of the people were afraid ... their courage left them
These two phrases share similar meanings and are combined to emphasize that the people were extremely afraid. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
The hearts of the people were afraid
Here the people are represented by their "hearts" to emphasize their emotions. AT: "The people were very afraid" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
The hearts of the people
The phrase "the people" refers to the Israelite soldiers.
their courage left them
"they were no longer courageous"