# Perform justice and righteousness

The abstract nouns "justice" and "righteousness can be stated as actions. Alternate translation: "Act fairly and justly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])

# anyone who has been robbed—rescue him from the hand of the oppressor

"rescue anyone who has been robbed from the hand of the oppressor"

# the hand of the oppressor

Here "the hand" refers to power or control. Alternate translation: "the power of the oppressor" or "the one who would harm him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# Do not mistreat

"Do not treat badly"

# orphan

a child who does not have parents

# Do not ... pour out innocent blood

Here "pour out ... blood" is associated with murder, and "blood" refers to the murdered people. Alternate translation: "Do not ... murder innocent people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])

# in this place

Possible meanings are 1) Jerusalem or 2) the whole country of Judah. This does not imply that it is good to murder people in other places.

