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# General Information:
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Ezekiel tells about his experience at Tel-Aviv.
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# the word of Yahweh came
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This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. AT: "Yahweh spoke this message" or "Yahweh spoke these words" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# watchman
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God told Ezekiel to warn the people of Israel just as a watchman would warn the people of a city if enemies were coming, so that they could prepare and be safe. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]).
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# the house of Israel
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The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](./01.md). AT: "the Israelites" or "the Israelite people group" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# a warning to the wicked about his evil deeds so he might live
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You may need to make explicit that the wicked needs to stop doing evil deeds. AT: "a warning to the wicked to stop doing his evil deeds so that he might live" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# the wicked
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"wicked people"
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# require his blood from your hand
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This is an idiom for holding someone responsible or guilty of murder. AT: "treat you as if you had murdered him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked deeds
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The phrase "wicked deeds" means the same thing as "wickedness." AT: "he does not stop doing wicked things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/death]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/blood]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]] |