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# General Information:
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Jephthah's messengers continue to speak.
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# should you now take possession of their land?
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Jephthah is rebuking the king of the Ammonites with this rhetorical question. The word "their" refers to the Israel. This question can be translated as a statement. AT: "therefore, you should not take possession of their land." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# Will you not take over the land that Chemosh, your god, gives you?
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Jephthah is rebuking the king of the Ammonites with a rhetorical question. This question can be translated as a statement. AT: "You should only take over the land that Chemosh, your god, gives you." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# take over
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This is an idiom which means to take control of something. AT: "take control of" or "take possession of" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# Chemosh
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This is the name of a false god. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# Now are you really better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab?
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Jephthah is rebuking the king of the Ammonites with a rhetorical question. This question can be translated as a statement. AT: "You are not better than Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# Balak ... Zippor
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These are the names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# Did he dare to have an argument with Israel?
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Jephthah is rebuking the king of the Ammonites with a rhetorical question. This question can be translated with a statement. AT: "Yet he did not dare to have an argument with Israel." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# Did he ever wage war against them?
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Jephthah is rebuking the king of the Ammonites with a rhetorical question. This question can be translated with a statement. AT: "Nor did he ever wage war against them." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/amorite]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/possess]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/moab]] |