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# Young men are forced
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "They force young men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# boys stagger under heavy loads of wood
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The boys are forced to carry the loads of wood. AT: "boys stagger because they are forced to carry heavy loads of wood" or "they force the boys to carry heavy loads of wood which make them stagger" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# the city gate
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This is where the elders would give legal advice, but also where people would meet socially.
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# the young men have left their music
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Playing music was part of the social life at the city gate. This speaks of the men no longer playing their music as if the act of playing music were a place that they left. AT: "the young men have stopped playing their music" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/elder]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gate]] |