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# Therefore
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"Because of this"
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# circumcise the foreskin of your heart
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The word "foreskin" refers to the fold of skin on a man's private parts that is removed during circumcision. Here Moses is referring to a spiritual circumcision. This means the people must remove the sin from their lives. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# no longer stiffen your necks
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The phrase "stiffen your necks" is a metaphor that indicates that the people were stubborn, and God wanted them to stop being stubborn. Alternate translation: "stop being stubborn" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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