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# for my name's sake
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Here the word "name" represents Yahweh's reputation. Alternate translation: "for the sake of my reputation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# so it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "so that the people would not profane it in the eyes of the nations" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# in the eyes
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The eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: "in the opinion" or "in the judgment" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# the nations
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The word "nations" is a metonym for the people who live in the nations. Alternate translation: "the people who live in other nations" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# they were staying
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"they were living"
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# I made myself known to them, in their eyes
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Here the word "them" refers to the nations. The idiom "in their eyes" refers to being in a position where people can see. Alternate translation: "I revealed myself to them, in their presence" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# bringing them
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"bringing the people of Israel"
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