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You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child

This can be stated in positive form. AT: "You must treat all widows and fatherless children fairly" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives)

widow

"woman whose husband has died"

fatherless child

"orphan" or "child with no parents"

I will kill you with the sword

To be killed "with the sword" is a metonym that means a person will die violently, or perhaps fighting in a war. AT: "you will die a violent death" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

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