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 # all your males must appear before Yahweh
 
-Females were allowed, but Yahweh did not require that they come. The men could represent their whole families.
+The men could represent their whole families. Females were allowed, but Yahweh did not require that they come. 
 
 # must appear before Yahweh
 
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 # No one will appear before Yahweh empty-handed
 
-"They will not come before Yahweh without an offering" These two negative phrases together have a positive meaning. Alternate translation: "Every person who comes before Yahweh must bring an offering" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-litotes]])
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+"They will not come before Yahweh without an offering" or "Every person who comes before Yahweh must bring an offering"
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