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# General Information:
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Moses speaks a poetic song to the people of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# I, even I
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"I, I myself" or "I, I alone." Yahweh repeats "I" to emphasize that only he is God.
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# I lift up my hand to heaven and say
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"I lift up my hand to heaven and swear" or "I have taken an oath." Lifting up the hand is a sign of making an oath.
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# As I live forever
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"As certainly as I live forever" or "I swear by my life which is never-ending." This statement assures the people that what God says in [Deuteronomy 32:41 ](./41.md )-[Deuteronomy 32:42](./42.md) will happen.
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/heal]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/save]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mighty]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/eternity]]
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