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Verse: Josh 6:21

וַֽיַּחֲרִ֨ימוּ֙ אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּעִ֔יר מֵאִישׁ֙ וְעַד־אִשָּׁ֔ה מִנַּ֖עַר וְעַד־זָקֵ֑ן וְעַ֨ד שׁ֥וֹר וָשֶׂ֛ה וַחֲמ֖וֹר לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃

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«Josh 6:19 Josh 6:24»

sword

the Hebrew and Greek that is translated with “sword” in English is translated in Tepeuxila Cuicatec as “machete that is sharp on two sides,” in Lalana Chinantec as “machete” and in San Mateo del Mar Huave as “knife.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)

See also two-edged sword.

Language: Lalana Chinantec · San Mateo Del Mar Huave · Tepeuxila Cuicatec

Source: Notes on Translation
Viola Waterhouse (SIL)

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