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# But I have a few things against you
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"I disapprove of you because of a few things you have done" or "I am angry with you because of a few things you did." See how you translated a similar phrase in [Revelation 2:4](../02/04.md).
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# who hold tightly to the teaching of Balaam, who
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Possible meanings are 1) "who teach what Balaam taught; he" or 2) "who do what Balaam taught; he." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# Balak
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This is the name of a king. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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# who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the sons of Israel
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Something that leads people to sin is spoken of as a stone in the road that people stumble on. Alternate translation: "who showed Balak how to cause the people of Israel to sin" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# be sexually immoral
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"sin sexually" or "commit sexual sin"
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