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Gideon replies to the men from Ephraim.
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## Are not the gleanings of Ephraim's grapes better than the full grape harvest of Abiezer? ##
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Gideon used this question to emphasize that the descendants of Ephraim had greater success in battle than the descendants of Abiezer. AT: “The grapes that were left over after you Ephraimites gathered your harvest are more than the whole harvest that we descendants of Abiezer gathered. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## Abiezer ##
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This is the name of one of Gideon's ancestors. Gideon used his name to refer to Abiezer's descendants and their land. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]], [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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## the princes of Midian ##
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Gideon said "princes of Midian" to refer to the the princes and their armies. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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## Oreb and Zeeb ##
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See how you translated the names of these men in [Judges 7:24](../07/24.md).
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## What have I done now compared to you? ##
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Gideon uses this question to honor the people of Ephraim and emphasize they have done greater things than he has. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## accomplished ##
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AT: "been able to do"
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## died down ##
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"became less"
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