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# the wild beasts in the reeds
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Many scholars believe these wild beasts are a metaphor that refers to the people of Egypt. This can be made explicit. Alternate translation: "the people of Egypt who are like wild beasts in the reeds" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# the peoples, that multitude of bulls and calves
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The peoples of other nations are spoken of as if they were a large group of cattle. Alternate translation: "the powerful nations, who are like herds of bulls" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# scatter
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to disperse or to cause something to spread quickly in different direction
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