en_tn/jas/04/11.md

# General Information:

The words "you" and "your" in this section refer to the believers to whom James writes.

# speak against

"speak badly about" or "oppose"

# brothers

James speaks of the believers as if they are biological brothers. The term here includes women as well as men. AT: "fellow believers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations]])

# but a judge

"but you are acting like the person who gives the law"

# Only one is the lawgiver and judge

This refers to God. "God is the only one who gives laws and judges people"

# Who are you, you who judge your neighbor?

This is a rhetorical question James uses to scold his audience. This can be expressed as a statement. AT: "You are just a human and cannot judge another human." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/judge]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/judgeposition]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/neighbor]]
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The words "you" and "your" in this section refer to the believers to whom James writes.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# speak against`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"speak badly about" or "oppose"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# brothers`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`James speaks of the believers as if they are biological brothers. The term here includes women as well as men. AT: "fellow believers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# but a judge`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"but you are acting like the person who gives the law"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Only one is the lawgiver and judge`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This refers to God. "God is the only one who gives laws and judges people"`
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added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`This is a rhetorical question James uses to scold his audience. This can be expressed as a statement. AT: "You are just a human and cannot judge another human." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/judge]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/judgeposition]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/neighbor]]`