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# they will make an alliance
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The king of the South will make an alliance with the king of the North. This alliance would be a formal agreement that both nations are required to follow. Alternate translation: "the king of the South and the king of the North will promise to work together"
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# The daughter of the king of the South will come ... to confirm the agreement
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The king of the South will give his daughter in marriage to the king of the North. The marriage will confirm the agreement between the two kings.
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# her arm's strength ... his arm
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Here "arm" stands for power. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# She will be abandoned
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This appears to refer to a plot to kill her and those who made the alliance. This phrase may be expressed in active form. Alternate translation: "They will abandon her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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