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# Abimelech fought ... He tore down

Here "Abimelech" represents himself and his soldiers. Alternate translation: "Abimelech and his soldiers fought ... They tore down" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# against the city

Here "city" represents the people. Alternate translation: "against the people of Shechem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# tore down

"demolished"

# spread salt over it

"spread salt over the land." Spreading salt over land keeps anything from growing there. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# Abimelech fought ... He tore down`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Here "Abimelech" represents himself and his soldiers. Alternate translation: "Abimelech and his soldiers fought ... They tore down" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# against the city`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Here "city" represents the people. Alternate translation: "against the people of Shechem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# tore down`

			`"demolished"`

			`# spread salt over it`

			`"spread salt over the land." Spreading salt over land keeps anything from growing there. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`