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# You must always obey me and keep the covenant I am making with you.

This is a direct command from God to all of the Israelites.

# keep the covenant I am making with you

This could be translated as: “do what my covenant requires you to do.” Obeying and keeping the covenant are not two different things. One way to make this clear would be to say: “obey me by keeping the covenant I am making with you.” God will soon tell them what his covenant requires.

# If you do this

The connecting word **If** introduces a conditional statement. The blessings are dependent on the Israelites obeying the commandments God had given. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical]])

# my prized possession

This could be translated as: “You will be my possession that I value most” or “You will be the people that I treasure more than any other group of people” or “You will be my own precious people.”

# a kingdom of priests

God speaks of his people as if they were priests. Alternate translation: “a kingdom of people who are like priests” or “a kingdom of people who do what priests do” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation

This could be translated as: “I will be your king and you will be like priests.” The Israelites were supposed to teach the other nations about God and be a mediator between God and the nations just as there were priests in the nation of Israel to go between God and the Israelites.
Add tA links 2019-06-19 16:08:24 +00:00			`# You must always obey me and keep the covenant I am making with you.`

Remove end of line spaces (#97) 2020-08-13 00:23:26 +00:00			`This is a direct command from God to all of the Israelites.`
Restore line breaks that were accidentally removed. (#98) 2020-08-13 00:47:27 +00:00
Updated story 13 notes to reflect new English. 2018-04-06 19:26:22 +00:00			`# keep the covenant I am making with you`
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Edits from proofread (#72) 2019-12-04 22:16:14 +00:00			`This could be translated as: “do what my covenant requires you to do.” Obeying and keeping the covenant are not two different things. One way to make this clear would be to say: “obey me by keeping the covenant I am making with you.” God will soon tell them what his covenant requires.`
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
Add tA links 2019-06-19 16:08:24 +00:00			`# If you do this`

Corrected errors found in proofread (#65) 2019-11-12 13:57:03 +00:00			`The connecting word If introduces a conditional statement. The blessings are dependent on the Israelites obeying the commandments God had given. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical]])`
Add tA links 2019-06-19 16:08:24 +00:00
converted notes 2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00			`# my prized possession`
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
Corrected errors found in proofread (#65) 2019-11-12 13:57:03 +00:00			`This could be translated as: “You will be my possession that I value most” or “You will be the people that I treasure more than any other group of people” or “You will be my own precious people.”`
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
Add tA links 2019-06-19 16:08:24 +00:00			`# a kingdom of priests`

Fixed snippet mismatches (#62) 2019-10-15 20:28:36 +00:00			`God speaks of his people as if they were priests. Alternate translation: “a kingdom of people who are like priests” or “a kingdom of people who do what priests do” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Add tA links 2019-06-19 16:08:24 +00:00
Updated story 13 notes to reflect new English. 2018-04-06 19:26:22 +00:00			`# a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation`
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
Corrected errors found in proofread (#65) 2019-11-12 13:57:03 +00:00			`This could be translated as: “I will be your king and you will be like priests.” The Israelites were supposed to teach the other nations about God and be a mediator between God and the nations just as there were priests in the nation of Israel to go between God and the Israelites.`