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# the fords of the wilderness
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A ford is a shallow part of a river where people can walk across. The word "wilderness" here probably refers to the Arabah, the land along both sides of the Jordan River.
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# by all means
This means to make sure that you do something. Alternate translation: "be sure to" or "make sure that you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# the king will be swallowed up
Here the king and his people being killed is describes as if they were "swallowed" by their enemy. Alternate translation: "the king will be killed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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