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838 B
838 B
For Egypt
This phrase indicates this message is intended for the nation of Egypt.
Necho
This is the name of a man. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)
Carchemish
This is the name of a city on the west bank of the Euphrates. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)
that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
Here Nebuchadnezzar represents his army. Alternate translation: "that the army of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)
in the fourth year of Jehoiakim
This refers to the fourth year of Jehoiakim's reign. This can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: "in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)
the fourth year
The word "fourth" is the ordinal form of "four." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal)