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Raw Blame History

When your people Israel are defeated by an enemy

This can be stated in active form. AT: "When an enemy defeats your people Israel" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

because they have sinned against you

"because your people Israel have sinned against you"

if they turn back to you

Here "turn back to you" represents submitting again to God. AT: "if they submit to you again" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

confess your name

Possible meanings are 1) "confess that they have sinned against you" or 2) "praise you" or 3) "say that they will obey you from now on."

request forgiveness before you

The abstract noun "forgiveness" can be translated as a verb. AT: "ask you to forgive them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)