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# General Information:
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The meanings of the names of the villages is important to Micah here. You may want to include the meanings of the names of the places in a footnote.
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# Shaphir
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The name of this city sounds like one meaning "beautiful." It contrasts with "nakedness and shame." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# in nakedness and shame
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This idiom makes explicit that the people will be totally naked. AT: "totally naked and ashamed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# Zaanan
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The name of this city means "go out." They are too afraid to go out and help.
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# Beth Ezel
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The name of this city means "house of taking away."
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# for their protection is taken away
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This can be translated in active form. AT: "for I have taken away everything that might protect them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# Maroth
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The name of this city means "bitterness."
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# disaster has come down from Yahweh
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The abstract noun "disaster" is spoken of here as a solid object rolling down a hill. It can be translated as a verb. AT: "Yahweh has caused bad things to happen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) |