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# quail
a small bird (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
# about a day's journey on one side and a day's journey on the other side
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"in each direction for as far as a person could walk in one day"
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# about two cubits
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A cubit is a unit of measurement equal to about 46 centimeters. AT: "about 92 centimeters" or "about 1 meter" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# No one gathered less than ten homers of quail
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This is a double negative which can be expressed as a positive statement. AT: "Everyone gathered at least ten homers of quail" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])
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# ten homers
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A homer is a unit of volume equal to about 220 liters. AT: "2,200 liters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bvolume]])