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# Speak for those who cannot speak

Speaking is a metonym for using words to defend innocent people. AT: "Defend those who cannot defend themselves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# for the causes of all who are perishing

The cause represents the person whose cause it is. AT: "so that people will treat all who are perishing justly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# for the causes

The ellipsis can be filled in. AT: "speak for the causes" or "speak out for" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

# poor and needy people

These two words have basically the same meaning and are used together for emphasis. AT: "people who are poor and cannot get the things that they need" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Speak for those who cannot speak`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Speaking is a metonym for using words to defend innocent people. AT: "Defend those who cannot defend themselves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# for the causes of all who are perishing`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The cause represents the person whose cause it is. AT: "so that people will treat all who are perishing justly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# for the causes`

			`The ellipsis can be filled in. AT: "speak for the causes" or "speak out for" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])`

			`# poor and needy people`

			`These two words have basically the same meaning and are used together for emphasis. AT: "people who are poor and cannot get the things that they need" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])`