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# that I may consume them
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Destroying them is spoken of as if God were to eat them. AT: "that I may destroy them" or "and I will destroy them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# lay facedown
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This shows that Moses and Aaron were humbling themselves before God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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# the God of the spirits of all humanity
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Here "spirits" represents the ability to live. AT: "the God who gives life to all humanity" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# if one man sins, must you be angry with all the community?
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Moses and Aaron use this question to plead with God for the people. It can be translated as a statement. AT: "please do not be angry with all the community because one man sins" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])