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# General Information:
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Moses speaks a poetic song to the people of Israel. He continues to quote Yahweh's words. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# Were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy
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"I was afraid of the provocation of the enemy"
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# the provocation of the enemy
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This abstract noun can be translated as a verb. Alternate translation: "that the enemy would provoke me" or "that the enemy would cause me to be angry" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# the enemy
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Yahweh speaks of his enemies as if they are one man. Alternate translation: "my enemy" or "my enemies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-pronouns]])
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# judge mistakenly
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"misunderstand"
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# Our hand is exalted
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Here "hand" represents the strength or power of a person. To be exalted is an idiom for defeating an enemy. Alternate translation: "We have defeated them because we are more powerful" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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