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somnus enim istos habet

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38 Latin Stories, chapter 9.

Context: Euryalus and Nisus are planning to sneak into the Rutuli camp, kill many men, snatch loot and "somnus enim istos habet".

sleep truly those (men) you have?

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habet is third person singular, not second. It may also make more sense if you translate it as "holds" or a more dramatic "grips", but "has" works as well.
flebile nescio quid queritur lyra, flebile lingua murmurat exanimis, respondent flebile ripae
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Oh I get it!

sleep truly grips those (men).

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