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# Obey the voice of the people

Here "the voice" is a metonym for the will or the desire of the people. Alternate translation: "Do what the people say" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# but they have rejected me

Yahweh knew that the people were not just rejecting corrupt judges, but they were rejecting Yahweh as their king.
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Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Here "the voice" is a metonym for the will or the desire of the people. Alternate translation: "Do what the people say" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])`
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			`# but they have rejected me`

			`Yahweh knew that the people were not just rejecting corrupt judges, but they were rejecting Yahweh as their king.`