unfoldingWord_en_tn/deu/04/11.md

# General Information:

Moses continues to remind the Israelites of their history.

# with fire to the heart of heaven

This is an idiom. "The heart of" means "the middle of" or "the innermost part of," and "heaven" here refers to the sky. Alternate translation: "with a fire that went up to the sky" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness

Here "thick darkness" describes the cloud. Alternate translation: "with a thick, dark cloud" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hendiadys]])

# thick darkness

Another possible meaning is "heavy cloud."
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Moses continues to remind the Israelites of their history.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# with fire to the heart of heaven`
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This is an idiom. "The heart of" means "the middle of" or "the innermost part of," and "heaven" here refers to the sky. Alternate translation: "with a fire that went up to the sky" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
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			`# with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Here "thick darkness" describes the cloud. Alternate translation: "with a thick, dark cloud" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hendiadys]])`
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			`# thick darkness`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`Another possible meaning is "heavy cloud."`