20:18a And some of your descendants,

Some of your (sing.) ⌊direct/own⌋ descendants,

-or-

Even some of your (sing.) ⌊future⌋ grandchildren/descendants,

20:18b your own flesh and blood,

who will be born in/to your (sing.) own family,

-or-

who belong to your (sing.) family line,

20:18c will be taken away

will be taken away ⌊as captives/slaves⌋ .

-or-

they will capture and take ⌊to Babylon⌋ .

20:18d to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”

Some of them will be made eunuchs ⌊to work⌋ in the palace of the king of Babylon.”

-or-

There they will castrate them ⌊and force them to work as slaves⌋ for the king of Babylon.”

20:18a-d (reordered)

⌊The Babylonians⌋ will come and take away some of your direct descendants and make them work/serve as slaves/eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”

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