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with your right hand

The phrase "right hand" represents the strong power of God. Alternate translation: "with your strong power" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)

You reached out with your right hand

Moses speaks about God causing something to happen as if God reached out with his hand. Alternate translation: "With your strong power you made it happen" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

the earth swallowed them

Moses personifies the earth as if it could swallow or devour with it's mouth. Alternate translation: "the earth devoured them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification)