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befäl n
- a military officer
ett 40 år gammalt pensionsavtal som ger befälen möjlighet att gå i pension vid 60 års ålder- a 40 year old pension agreement that gives officers the option to retire at 60 years of age
- command (as: being in/under command), authority
Under Nisses befäl utplånade de fienden- Under Nisse's command, they wiped out the enemy
Vem för befälet?- Who's in command?
- Jag är ju själv en man som står under andras befäl
- For I am a man under authority (Matthew 8:9)
- Joab hade nu befälet över hela krigshären i Israel
- Now Joab over all the host of Israel (2 Sam. 20:23)
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