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577 B
Your servant went out
The prophet refers to himself in the third person as a sign of respect to the king.
into the heat of the battle
"Heat of the battle" here is an idiom to express the most intense and fierce fighting. Alternate translation: "to where the battle was most intense" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom)
your life will be given for his life
"you will die in his place"
a talent of silver
A talent is a unit of weight equal to about 33 kilograms. Alternate translation: "33 kilograms of silver" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bweight)