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# They prepare

Here "They" refers to the leaders of Babylon.

# prepare the table

Here "table" represents the food that people will eat at the feast. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# arise, princes

Here "princes" refers in general to men with authority and not necessarily to sons of kings.

# anoint your shields with oil

Soldiers would put oil on their leather shields so they would stay soft and not crack during battle. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# They prepare`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here "They" refers to the leaders of Babylon.`

			`# prepare the table`

			`Here "table" represents the food that people will eat at the feast. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# arise, princes`

			`Here "princes" refers in general to men with authority and not necessarily to sons of kings.`

			`# anoint your shields with oil`

			`Soldiers would put oil on their leather shields so they would stay soft and not crack during battle. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`