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# General Information:
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Moses continues to speak to the Israelites as if they are one person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-you]])
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# Hear, Israel
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The word "Israel" is a metonym for the people of Israel. Alternate translation: "Listen, people of Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# to dispossess
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"to take the land from"
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# fortified up to heaven
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This is an exaggeration that emphasizes how frightened the people were because the cities were so large and strong. See how you translated similar words in [Deuteronomy 1:28](../01/28.md). Alternate translation: "have walls so high it is like they reach up to the heavens" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])
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