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# Connecting Statement:
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In these verses, the Levites continue to praise Yahweh in the presence of the people of Israel.
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# they and our ancestors
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the Israelites at the time of Moses and the people of Israel after the time of Moses
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# they were stubborn ... became stubborn
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The literal statement is "they hardened their necks." If your language has a different idiom for being stubborn, you may want to use it here. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# the wonders that you had done among them
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"the miracles that you had done among them"
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# they appointed a leader to return to their slavery
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The Israelites would know that this referred to their ancestors wanting to return to Egypt. AT: "they appointed a leader to take them back to Egypt where they had been slaves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# who is full of forgiveness
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The desire to forgive is spoken of as if it were a liquid that could fill a container. AT: "who is ready to forgive" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# abounding in steadfast love
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Love is spoken of as if it were a food crop that Yahweh could share with people. AT: "loves his people very much" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) |