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## Far be it, far be it from me ##
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He repeats this phrase to emphasize that this is something he would never do. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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## swallow up or destroy ##
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Both of these words mean the same thing. AT: "ruin or destroy your city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## lifted his hand against ##
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This means to rebel and fight against someone. "Hand" represents the power of a person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## Give up him alone ##
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"Hand this man over to us" or "Give this man to us"
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## I will withdraw from the city ##
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AT: "the soldiers and I will leave the city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## His head will be thrown ##
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AT: "We will throw his head" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom ##
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"Then the wise woman spoke to all the people"
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