# blot me out of the book
The word "me" here refers to the name of Moses. Alternate translation: "erase my name from the book" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# the book that you have written
What God had written in the book can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: "the book in which you have written the names of your people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])