# to meet them

"to meet the 80 men"

# Then it happened

This phrase is used here to mark where the action starts. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.

# It came about that

This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.

# Ishmael son of Nethaniah slaughtered them and threw them into a pit, he and the men who were with him

It is stated it in [Jeremiah 41:8](./08.md) that Ishmael and his men did not kill all 80 men. You can state here that they killed most of the 80 men. AT: "Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and the men who were with him, killed most of the 80 men and threw them into a pit"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/slaughter]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pit]]