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-# Connecting Statement:
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-Yahweh continues speaking to Joshua and tells him what to tell the people.
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 # the people
 
 This refers to the people of Israel.
 
 # You cannot stand against your enemies
 
-Standing before their enemies represents fighting successfully against them. Alternate translation: "You cannot fight successfully against your enemies" or "You cannot defeat your enemies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
+"You cannot fight successfully against your enemies" or "You cannot defeat your enemies"