en_tn_condensed/deu/13/06.md

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Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.

wife of your bosom

A bosom is a person's chest. This is a idiom that he holds close to his chest, which means he loves and cherishes her. AT: "wife you love" or "wife you dearly embrace" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

friend who is to you like your own soul

Here "soul" represents the person's life. This means the person cares for his friend as much as he cares for his own life. AT: "your dearest friend" or "a friend you love as much as you love yourself" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

secretly entices you and says, 'Let us go and worship ... other end of the earth.'

This can be translated as an indirect quotation. AT: "secretly tries to convince you to go and worship ... other end of the earth." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations)

that are round about you

"that are around you"

from the one end of the earth to the other end of the earth

Here the reference to the two extremes of the earth means "everywhere on earth." AT: "throughout the entire earth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism)

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