en_tn/1sa/25/13.md

# said to his men

"said to his army"

# "Every man strap on his sword." So every man strapped on his sword. David also strapped on his sword

If swords are not known in your language, you can treat "strap on his sword" as a metonym meaning to prepare for war. Alternate translation: "'Every man, prepare for war.' And every man prepared for war. David also prepared for war" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# four hundred

400 (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# two hundred

200 (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# stayed by the baggage

They remained at their base camp to prevent other raiders from stealing their possessions.
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# said to his men`

			`"said to his army"`

			`# "Every man strap on his sword." So every man strapped on his sword. David also strapped on his sword`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`If swords are not known in your language, you can treat "strap on his sword" as a metonym meaning to prepare for war. Alternate translation: "'Every man, prepare for war.' And every man prepared for war. David also prepared for war" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
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			`# four hundred`

			`400 (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])`

			`# two hundred`

			`200 (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])`

			`# stayed by the baggage`

			`They remained at their base camp to prevent other raiders from stealing their possessions.`