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# General Information:
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Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.
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# Observe and listen to all these words that I command you
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"Carefully listen to and obey everything that I am commanding you"
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# that it may go well with you and with your children after you
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Here "children" means all of their descendants. Alternate translation: "that you and your descendants may prosper" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# when you do what is good and right
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The words "good" and "right" have similar meanings and emphasize the importance of right behavior. Alternate translation: "when you do what is right" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]])
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# what is good and right in the eyes of Yahweh
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The eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: "what is good and right in Yahweh's judgment" or "what Yahweh considers to be good and right" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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