# before you ... you perish ... you would not ... your God All these instances of "you" and "your" are plural. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-you]]) # before you "in front of you" # would not listen to the voice of Yahweh Here "the voice of Yahweh" means what Yahweh tells his people to do. Alternate translation: "would not obey Yahweh's commandments" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])