en_tn/1sa/12/14.md

fear... serve... obey... not rebel...

These similar words are used to emphasize how important this is. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

Yahweh's hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.

The word "hand" here represents Yahweh's power and control. AT: "Yahweh will punish you, just as he punished your ancestors." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)