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# serpent
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This is the same being as the dragon mentioned earlier in [Revelation 12:9](./07.md).
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# like a river
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The water flowed from his mouth like a river flows. AT: "in large volume" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# to sweep her away
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"to wash her away"
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# The earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon was pouring out of his mouth
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The earth is spoken of as if it were a living thing, and a hole in the earth is spoken of as if it were a mouth that could drink up the water. AT: "A hole in the ground opened up and the water went down into the hole" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
# dragon
This was a large, fierce reptile, like a lizard. For Jewish people, it was a symbol of evil and chaos. The dragon is also identified in verse 9 as "the devil or Satan." See how you translated this in [Revelation 12:3](./03.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage]])
# hold to the testimony about Jesus
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The word "testimony" can be translated as a verb. AT: "continue to testify about Jesus"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/serpent]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/water]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/flood]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/descendant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/obey]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/command]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/testimony]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]