# the second day after

The word "second" is the ordinal form of the number 2. Possible meanings are 1) "the day after" or 2) "two days after" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])

# eighty men

"80 men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# who had shaved their beard, torn their clothes, and cut themselves

These are symbolic actions that show that the men are mourning. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])

# in their hands

Having things in the hands here is probably a metaphor for carrying those things or having them in their possession. AT: "in their possession" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# to go to Yahweh's house

"to go worship Yahweh at his temple"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/know]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/shechem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/shiloh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/samaria]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sacrifice]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/frankincense]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/houseofgod]]