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# would not die by the hand of the avenger
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Here "by the hand" is an idiom that means to be the specific cause of something. Alternate translation: "would not be killed by the avenger" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# the avenger of blood
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This was a relative of the person who had been killed. His job was to kill the person who had killed his relative.
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# blood
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Blood is a metonym for the death of the person whose blood has been shed. See how you translated this in [Joshua 20:3](../20/03.md). Alternate translation: "death" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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