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 # chased after him and attacked him
 
-Here "him" refers to the lion or bear. Some languages would use the word "it" instead of "him."
+Here "him" refers to the lion or bear. 
 
 # rescued it out of his mouth
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Here "it" refers to the lamb.
 
 # he rose up against me
 
-Here "rose up against" is an idiom that refers to attacking. Alternate translation: "it attacked me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
+"it attacked me" 
 
 # caught him by his beard