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33 lines
998 B
Markdown
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Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.
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## You must not oppress a hired servant ##
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AT: "You must not treat a hired servant poorly"
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## hired servant ##
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a person who gets paid daily for his work
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## poor and needy ##
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These two words have similar meanings and are combined for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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## within your city gates ##
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AT: "in one of your cities" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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## Each day you must give him his wage ##
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AT: "You should give the man the money he earns every single day"
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## the sun must not go down on this unsettled matter ##
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AT: "you should pay the man before he goes home for the night" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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## for he is poor and is counting on it ##
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AT: "because he is poor and depends on his wages to buy his food for the day" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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## cry out against you to Yahweh ##
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AT: "call out to Yahweh and ask him to punish you"
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