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# they forsook Yahweh
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"they were unfaithful to Yahweh" or "they did not obey Yahweh"
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# who had brought their ancestors out of the land of Egypt
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This phrase tells why they should have worshiped God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-distinguish]])
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# they laid hold of other gods
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Here "laid hold of" represents choosing to be loyal to them. Alternate translation: "they chose to be loyal to other gods" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# bowed down to them and worshiped them
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These two phrases mean the same thing. The phrase "bowed down to them" describes the posture that people used in worship. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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