en_tn/exo/23/20.md

translationWords

• en:tw:adversary
• en:tw:angel
• en:tw:obey
• en:tw:pardon
• en:tw:transgression

translationNotes

• Yahweh continues telling Moses his laws for the people of Israel.
• Be attentive to him - "Listen to him" or "Obey him"
• Do not provoke him, for he will not pardon - AT: "If you provoke him, he will not pardon"
• My name is on him - Here "name" refers to God's authority (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)
• If you indeed obey his voice - AT: "If you carefully obey what he says" (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)
• an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries - These two phrases mean the same thing and are combined for emphasis. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_parallelism)