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the second day after
The word "second" is the ordinal form of the number 2. Possible meanings are 1) "the day after" or 2) "two days after" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal)
eighty men
"80 men" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
who had shaved their beard, torn their clothes, and cut themselves
These are symbolic actions that show that the men are mourning. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)
in their hands
Having things in the hands here is probably a metaphor for carrying those things or having them in their possession. AT: "in their possession" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
to go to Yahweh's house
"to go worship Yahweh at his temple"