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# Yahweh struck the Cushites before Asa and Judah
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God enabling the army of Judah to defeat the Cushites is spoken of as if God struck the Cushites. AT: "God enabled Asa and the army of Judah to defeat the Cushites" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# So many Cushites fell that they could not recover
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Possible meanings are 1) "So many Cushites died that the army could not recover" or 2) "So many Cushites died that there were none who remained alive."
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# So many Cushites fell
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Here to "fall" is a euphemism for dying in battle. AT: "So many Cushites died" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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# for they were completely destroyed before Yahweh and his army
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "for Yahweh's army completely destroyed them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gerar]] |