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# General Information:
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Moses speaks to the Israelites as if they are one person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# Now, Israel
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Here the metonym "Israel" refers to the people of Israel. AT: "Now, people of Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# what does Yahweh your God require of you, except to fear ... for your own good?
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Moses uses a question to teach the people of Israel. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "this is what Yahweh your God requires you to do: to fear ... for your own good." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# to walk in all his ways
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Moses speaks as if obeying Yahweh were walking on a path. AT: "to obey all his commands" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# with all your heart and with all your soul
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The idiom "with all ... heart" means "completely" and "with all ... soul" means "with all ... being." See how you translated these two phrases in [Deuteronomy 4:29](../04/29.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]]) |