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The speaker now begins speaking to the people of Israel.
## He will not allow your foot to slip ##
AT: "God will not allow you. Israel, to fail" or "God will protect you, Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-netaphor]])
## he who protects you will not slumber. See, the guardian of Israel never slumbers or sleeps ##
These two sentences have similar meanings. The second one strengthens the thought in the first. (See” Parallelism)
## he who protects you will not slumber ##
AT: "God will always protect you" or "God will not stop protecting you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
## see ##
This word strengthens the following sentence. It does not mean to do anything with your eyes. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
## the guardian of Israel ##
This is another reference to God being the protector of Israel.
## slumbers or sleeps ##
(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])