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# General Information:
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Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.
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# Be careful ... you carefully observe
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Moses speaks to the Israelites here as if they were one man, so the word "you" and the command "be careful" are singular. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-you]])
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# Be careful regarding any plague of leprosy
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"Pay attention if you suffer from leprosy" or "Pay attention if you have leprosy"
# every instruction given to you which the priests, the Levites, teach you
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "all of the instructions that I have given you and that the priests, who are Levites, teach you to do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# teach you ... you will act
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Moses here speaks to the Israelites as a group, so these instances of the word "you" are plural. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-you]])
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# as I commanded them, so you will act
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"you must make sure that you do exactly what I have commanded them"
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# commanded them
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The word "them" refers to the priests, who are Levites.
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