en_tn_condensed/jdg/20/34.md

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Ten thousand

"10,000" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers)

chosen men

This is an idiom that means these were particularly good soldiers. Alternate translation: "well-trained soldier" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom)

disaster was close to them

Here immanent disaster is spoken of as if it was standing very close by them. Alternate translation: "they would soon be completely defeated" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)