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# they forsook Yahweh
"they were unfaithful to Yahweh" or "they did not obey Yahweh"
# who had brought their ancestors out of the land of Egypt
This phrase tells why they should have worshiped God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-distinguish]])
# they laid hold of other gods
Here "laid hold of" represents choosing to be loyal to them. Alternate translation: "they chose to be loyal to other gods" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# bowed down to them and worshiped them
These two phrases mean the same thing. The phrase "bowed down to them" describes the posture that people used in worship. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])