unfoldingWord_en_tn/2sa/20/08.md

# When they were

"When Joab and the men of Judah were"

# belt

a strip of leather or other material used to hold clothing or weapons in place

# sheathed sword

This means the sword was in its protective covering.

# the sword fell out

Joab let the sword fall out to fool Amasa into thinking that he Joab was unarmed, so that Amasa would allow him to walk closer to him. AT: "he allowed the sword to fall on the ground so Amasa would think he was unarmed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# When they were`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"When Joab and the men of Judah were"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# belt`
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			`a strip of leather or other material used to hold clothing or weapons in place`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# sheathed sword`
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			`This means the sword was in its protective covering.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the sword fell out`
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			`Joab let the sword fall out to fool Amasa into thinking that he Joab was unarmed, so that Amasa would allow him to walk closer to him. AT: "he allowed the sword to fall on the ground so Amasa would think he was unarmed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`