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# as an inheritance
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They spoke of what God would give them to be theirs forever as if it were an inheritance. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Now do you want to blind us with empty promises?
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The people used this question to accuse Moses. It can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "Now you want to blind us with empty promises." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# to blind us
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Deceiving people is spoken of as making them blind. Alternate translation: "to deceive us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# with empty promises
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They speak of promises that are not kept as if they are empty containers. Alternate translation: "with promises that you do not keep" or "by promising to do things that you do not do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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