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# people
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This refers to the Israelites.
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# We will listen to his voice
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Here "listen" means to obey. AT: "We will obey everything he tells us to do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# He put in place decrees and laws
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Establishing laws is spoken of as if Joshua physically set them in place like monuments. AT: "He established decrees and laws" or "He gave them laws and decrees to obey" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the book of the law of God
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This appears to be a continuation of the writings of Moses.
# set it up there
"placed it there"