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Debir ... Libnah

These are the names of cities. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

They struck them with the edge of the sword

The sword represents the army of Israel and striking expresses the idea of slaughter and destruction. AT: "They killed and destroyed them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

translationWords

• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/joshua
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sword
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/creature
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/hebron