unfoldingWord_en_tn/mal/02/06.md

# nothing false was found

Here finding something stands for that thing existing. Alternate translation: "there was no falsehood" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# on his lips

Here "lips" stands for a person's ability to speak. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# He walked with me

Here walking stands for living, conducting one's life in a certain way. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# in peace and uprightness

Here the idea of location stands for the manner in which Levi lived. Alternate translation: "peacefully and uprightly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# he turned many away from sin

Here persuading people to stop sinning is spoken of as if it were turning them away from sin. Alternate translation: "he persuaded many people to stop sinning" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# lips

Here "lips" stands for a person's ability to speak. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])