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# General Information:
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Moses continues to speak to the Israelites as if they are one person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-you]])
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# a land in which you will not eat bread in poverty
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This means that they will eat and they will not be in poverty. They will have plenty to eat. The word "bread" is a synecdoche for food in general. This litotes can be translated positively. Alternate translation: "a land where there will be plenty of food for you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-litotes]])
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# and in which you will not lack anything
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This is a generalization: they will lack nothing important. Alternate translation: "and where you will have everything you need" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])
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# stones are made of iron
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The stones are full of iron ore. Iron is a very hard metal useful for making swords and plows.
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# dig copper
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"mine copper." Copper is a soft metal useful for making household utensils.
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