The Hebrew that is translated as “shave their temples” or “cut their hair short” or similar in English is translated in Maan with a figurative expression: “the people who put antelope grease on their heads” (antelope grease removes hair). (Source: Don Slager)
Language-specific Insights
dome
The Hebrew that is translated as “dome” or similar in English is translated in Maan as “round roof,” since there is no existing word for that concept. (Source: Don Slager)
putting the branch to their nose
The Hebrew that is translated as “putting the branch to their nose” or similar in English is translated in Maan as “insulting in the worst possible way” because a more direct translation carried imagery of slavery. (Source: Don Slager)
exile
The Hebrew that is translated as “exile” in English is translated in Maan as “war prisoner.” (Source: Don Slager)
flesh
The Hebrew that is translated as “flesh” in English and in some English versions as “muscles” (including God’s Word, Good News Translation, Contemporary English Version, NET Bible) is translated in Maan with a word that simultaneously means “flesh” and “muscles,” since “Maan does not have a separate word for muscles.” (Source: Don Slager)