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# a man makes a vow
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The words "a man" refer to any man, not one particular man. It refers only to men and does not include women. Alternate translation: "any man"
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# to bind himself with a binding promise
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Here Moses speaks of a person promising to do something as if his promise were a physical object that he ties to himself. Alternate translation: "committing to fulfill a promise" or "promising to do something" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# he must not break his word. He must keep his promise to do everything that comes out of his mouth
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These two sentences have similar meanings and are combined to emphasize that he must fulfill his promises. Here "word" is a metonym that refers to what he said. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# he must not break his word
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The phrase "his word" refers to a man's oaths and vows. Here Moses speaks of not fulfilling these as if they were physical objects that the man could break. Alternate translation: "he must fulfill his promises" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# everything that comes out of his mouth
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Here the word "mouth" is a metonym for the things that the man says. Alternate translation: "to do everything that he says he will do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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