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# Then the Levites ... said, "Stand up ... ever."
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Here the Levites are speaking to the people of Israel.
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# give praise to Yahweh
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"bless Yahweh"
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# Jeshua ... Kadmiel ... Bani ... Sherebiah ... Shebaniah
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men's names. See how you translated this in [Nehemiah 9:3-4 ](./03.md ). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# Hashabneiah ... Hodiah ... Pethahiah
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men's names (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# May they bless your glorious name
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the Levites are speaking to Yahweh. "May the people of Judah bless your glorious name, Yahweh"
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# the highest heavens, with all their host ... the host of heaven worship you
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A host is an army. The "host of heaven" speaks in a metaphor of the many stars as if they were an army. The stars in turn are a metaphor for the many angels. The stars worshiping Yahweh is a metaphor for the angels worshiping Yahweh. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/levite]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/praise]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/glory]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/name]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/exalt]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/angel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/worship]]
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