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# When anyone makes a vow to Yahweh, or swears an oath
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These two sentences have similar meanings and are combined to emphasize making a vow or promise. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# to bind himself with a promise
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Here Moses speaks of a person promising to do something as if his promise were a physical object that he ties to himself. AT: "committing to fulfill a promise" or "promising to do something" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# he must not break his word. He must keep his promise to do everything that comes out of his mouth
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These two sentences have similar meanings and are combined to emphasize that he must fulfill his promises. Here "word" is a metonym that refers to what he said. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# he must not break his word
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The phrase "his word" refers to a man's oaths and vows. Here Moses speaks of not fulfilling these as if they were physical objects that the man could break. AT: "he must fulfill his promises" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# everything that comes out of his mouth
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Here the word "mouth" is a metonym for the things that the man says. AT: "to do everything that he says he will do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/moses]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tribe]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/command]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/vow]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oath]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bond]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/promise]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/word]] |