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# clothes torn and earth on his head
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This is a way to express deep mourning in Israelite culture.
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# his heart trembled with concern
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This is an idiom which means he was very fearful or terribly concerned about something. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# the whole city
This is a metonym for "all the people in the city." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])