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17 lines
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# General Information:
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This verse is the same as [Psalms 60:7](../060/007.md).
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# Ephraim also is my helmet
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God speaks of the tribe of Ephraim as if it were his army. The helmet symbolizes equipment for war. Alternate translation: "Ephraim is like a helmet I have chosen" or "The tribe of Ephraim is my army" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# helmet
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a hard hat that soldiers wear to protect their heads from injury
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# Judah is my scepter
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God chose men from the tribe of Judah to be the kings of his people, and he speaks of that tribe as if it were his scepter. Alternate translation: "The tribe of Judah is like my scepter" or "Judah is the tribe through whom I rule my people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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