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General Information:
This continues what the Israelite must say to Yahweh when he gives his tithe to the poor.
I have not eaten any of it in my mourning
"I have not eaten any of the tithe while I was mourning"
when I was unclean
God does not allow an unclean person to touch the tithe he is giving to God. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. Alternate translation: "when I was unclean according to the Law" or "when the law says I cannot touch it" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)
I have listened to the voice of Yahweh my God; I have obeyed everything you have commanded me to do
Here "voice of Yahweh" is a metonym for what Yahweh says. Both statements share similar meanings. They emphasize that the person has obeyed all of God's commands. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism)