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# Those slain by the sword
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Here the "sword" represents an enemy's attack. It can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Those whom enemy soldiers have killed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# are better than
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"are happier than" or "do not suffer as much as"
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# those killed by hunger
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Here "hunger" represents starvation. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "those who starved to death" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]]and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# who wasted away
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"who became extremely thin and weak"
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# pierced by the lack of any harvest from the field
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Here "harvest from the field" is a metonym that represents food to eat. Lack of food is spoken of here as if it were a sword that pierces people. Alternate translation: "who died because there was not enough food to eat" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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