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# what was evil in the sight of Yahweh
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The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh's judgment or evaluation. See how you translated this in [Judges 2:11](../02/11.md). Alternate translation: "what was evil in Yahweh's judgment" or "what Yahweh considered to be evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# Yahweh gave strength to Eglon king of Moab
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The abstract noun "strength" can be stated as an adjective. Alternate translation: "Yahweh made Eglon king of Moab strong" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# to Eglon king of Moab to overpower Israel
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Here "Eglon king of Moab" represents himself and his army. Alternate translation: "to Eglon king of Moab and his soldiers as they attacked the Israelite army" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# Eglon
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This is the name of a king. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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# to overpower Israel
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The name "Israel" here is a metonym for the army or the people of Israel. Alternate translation: "to defeat the army of Israel" or "to conquer the people of Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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