en_tn/gen/49/05.md

## Weapons of violence are their swords ##

"They use their swords to hurt and to kill people"

## do not come into their council; do not join in their meetings ##

Both of these phrases say the same thing for emphasis. Jacob uses the words "soul" and "heart" to refer to himself. AT: "I certainly will not join with them to make any plans" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## My self...my heart ##

Jacob uses the words "self" and "heart" to refer to the most noble parts of himself.

## they hamstrung oxen ##

Jacob compares the men of Shechem to oxen. This emphasizes the strength of the men and that Simenon and Levi killed them as if the men were just animals. AT: "they slaughtered men like they slaughter oxen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## Weapons of violence are their swords ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`"They use their swords to hurt and to kill people"`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## do not come into their council; do not join in their meetings ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`Both of these phrases say the same thing for emphasis. Jacob uses the words "soul" and "heart" to refer to himself. AT: "I certainly will not join with them to make any plans" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])`

			`## My self...my heart ##`

			`Jacob uses the words "self" and "heart" to refer to the most noble parts of himself.`

			`## they hamstrung oxen ##`

			`Jacob compares the men of Shechem to oxen. This emphasizes the strength of the men and that Simenon and Levi killed them as if the men were just animals. AT: "they slaughtered men like they slaughter oxen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`