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# sought your life

This idiom means "was trying to kill you." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# As Yahweh lives

This is one of the strongest oaths David could swear, as Yahweh is the witness. AT: "I swear on the life of Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# who delivered my life

Here "life" refers to David himself. This means that Yahweh has kept David alive. AT: "who rescued me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# sought your life`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This idiom means "was trying to kill you." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`

			`# As Yahweh lives`

			`This is one of the strongest oaths David could swear, as Yahweh is the witness. AT: "I swear on the life of Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`

			`# who delivered my life`

			`Here "life" refers to David himself. This means that Yahweh has kept David alive. AT: "who rescued me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])`