en_tn/deu/30/19.md

# General Information:

Moses speaks to the Israelites as if they were one man, so except where noted the words "you" and "your" here are singular. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])

# I call heaven and earth to witness

Possible meanings are 1) Moses is calling on all those who live in heaven and earth to be witnesses to what he says, or 2) Moses is speaking to heaven and earth as if they are people, and he is calling them to be witnesses to what he says (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])

# to witness against you

"to be willing to say that you have done evil things"

# against you today

Moses speaks to the Israelites as a group. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Moses speaks to the Israelites as if they were one man, so except where noted the words "you" and "your" here are singular. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I call heaven and earth to witness`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Possible meanings are 1) Moses is calling on all those who live in heaven and earth to be witnesses to what he says, or 2) Moses is speaking to heaven and earth as if they are people, and he is calling them to be witnesses to what he says (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# to witness against you`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"to be willing to say that you have done evil things"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# against you today`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Moses speaks to the Israelites as a group. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])`