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Zuotengdazuo Posted 8 years ago
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His wealth embellished Jerusalem: “The king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.”
Excerpt fromJerusalemSimon Sebag Montefiore
Excerpt fromJerusalemSimon Sebag Montefiore
Hi. I can’t understand the underlined sentence. Could you parse and explain it?
Thank you.
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zuotengdazuo “ The king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale, for abundance . I can’t understand the underlined sentence. Could you parse and explain it?
- zuotengdazuo “ The king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale, for abundance .
- I can’t understand the underlined sentence.
- Could you parse and explain it?
- It is an old, Biblical style.
- The king made silver to be [as abundant as] in Jerusalem as stones and cedars , made he [the silver] to be as [abundant as] the sycamore trees that are in the vale.
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zuotengdazuo“The king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale, for abundance. I can’t understand the underlined sentence. Could you parse and explain it?
It is an old, Biblical style.
The king made silver to be [as abundant as] in Jerusal
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