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# the days of our ancestors
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"the time when our ancestors were alive"
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# in great guilt ... In our iniquities
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The abstract nouns "guilt" and "iniquity" can be translated as an adjective and a verb, respectively. Alternate translation: "very guilty ... Because of the evil deeds we did" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# we ... were given into the hand of kings
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This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "you gave us ... into the hand of kings" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# were given into the hand of kings of this world
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Here "hand" represents power or control. Alternate translation: "were given into the control of the kings of this world" or "were given over to the kings of this world" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# to the sword, to captivity, and to plunder and ashamed faces
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The sword is a metonym for people killing other people. The abstract nouns "captivity" and "plunder" can be stated as verb phrases. And, "faces" is a synecdoche representing the whole person. Alternate translation: "to our enemies to kill us, to capture us, to steal from us, and to cause us shame" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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