RobH_en_tn/zec/11/17.md

# May the sword

Here "sword" represents enemies who will attack the shepherd. Alternate translation: "May enemies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# come against his arm and his right eye

Here "come against" is an idiom. Alternate translation: "strike and wound his right arm and pierce his right eye" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# his arm

Here "arm" represents the power to fight. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# his right eye

A soldier would use his right eye to look around the shield that he held with his left hand. If his right eye was wounded, he would not be able to see to fight in war. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# his arm wither away

"his arm waste away" or "his arm become completely useless"
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# May the sword`
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Here "sword" represents enemies who will attack the shepherd. Alternate translation: "May enemies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# come against his arm and his right eye`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Here "come against" is an idiom. Alternate translation: "strike and wound his right arm and pierce his right eye" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# his arm`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here "arm" represents the power to fight. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# his right eye`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`A soldier would use his right eye to look around the shield that he held with his left hand. If his right eye was wounded, he would not be able to see to fight in war. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# his arm wither away`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`"his arm waste away" or "his arm become completely useless"`