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The introductory "but" shows that a different eagle is being describe than the one before.
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## great eagle ##
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The eagle is large, powerful, and impressive bird.
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## behold ##
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The word "behold" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
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## The vine turned its roots towards the eagle ##
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AT: "The roots of the vine grew towards the eagle"
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## so it would be watered ##
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AT: "so the eagle would water the vine" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## It had been planted ##
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AT: "the first eagle had planted the vine."
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## beside a large body of water ##
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AT: "in a place where there was a lot of water"
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## so it would produce branches and bring forth fruit, to become a magnificent vine ##
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AT: "so that the vine would grow branches and fruit and be an impressive vine"
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