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# were terrified
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"became very afraid"
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# bowed down their faces to the earth
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"bowed low to the ground." This action expresses their humility and submission to the men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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# Why do you seek the living among the dead?
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The men use a question to mildly criticize the women for looking in a tomb for a living person. Alternate translation: "You are looking for a living person among dead people!" or "You should not be looking for someone who is alive in a place where they bury dead people!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# Why do you seek
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Here "you" is plural, referring to the women who came. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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