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# they lifted up their eyes
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This is an idiom that means "they looked intently" or "they looked carefully." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# they did not recognize him
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This probably means that Job's visitors did not recognize him at first, when they saw him at a distance. Job looked very different than usual because of his grief and because of the sores covering his body. AT: "they barely recognized him"
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# They raised their voices and wept
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Here "raised their voices" is an idiom that means they became loud. AT: "They wept out loud" or "They wept loudly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# tore his robe
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This was a sign of mourning. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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# threw dust into the air and upon his own head
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These were signs of mourning. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/robe]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/word]] |