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# General Information:
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Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.
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# wife of your bosom
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A bosom is a person's chest. This is a idiom that he holds close to his chest, which means he loves and cherishes her. Alternate translation: "wife you love" or "wife you dearly embrace" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# friend who is to you like your own soul
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Here "soul" represents the person's life. This means the person cares for his friend as much as he cares for his own life. Alternate translation: "your dearest friend" or "a friend you love as much as you love yourself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# secretly entices you and says, 'Let us go and worship ... other end of the earth.'
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This can be translated as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: "secretly tries to convince you to go and worship ... other end of the earth." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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