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# Is it not to ... your own relatives?
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Yahweh uses another question to teach the people. The word "it" refers to the kind of fasting that God wants the people to do. Alternate translation: "It is to ... your relatives." or "The fast I choose for you to do is to ... your own relatives." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# to break your bread with the hungry
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This phrase represents sharing food with those who do not have any. The host would start the meal by tearing the loaf of bread apart. Alternate translation: "to share your food with those who are hungry" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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