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# separated themselves from the uncleanness of the nations of the land
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Separating themselves from uncleanness represents refusing to do things that make people unclean. Alternate translation: "They refused to do the things that the people of the nations of the land did that made them unclean" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# the uncleanness of the nations of the land
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Here "uncleanness" represents being unacceptable to God. Alternate translation: "the things that the people of the nations of the land did that made them unacceptable to God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# sought Yahweh
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Seeking Yahweh represents choosing to know, worship, and obey him. Alternate translation: "chose to obey Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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