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# fall on the head of Joab and on all his father's house
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This phrase means the results of the guilt will happen to Joab and his family as if something heavy had collapsed on them. Alternate translation: "always cause suffering for Joab and for all his father's house" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# all his father's house
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Here "house" refers to descendants. Alternate translation: "all the descendants of Joab's father" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# May there never fail to be
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This double negative emphasizes that there will always be someone with the problems listed. Alternate translation: "May there always be" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# is killed by the sword
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Here "sword" refers to violent death. Alternate translation: "dies violently" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# goes without food
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"is hungry"
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