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# General Information:
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Moses continues telling the Levites and the people what they must say.
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# May the man be cursed
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This can be stated in active form. See how you translated this in [Deuteronomy 27:16](../27/16.md). Alternate translation: "May Yahweh curse the man" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# who lies with his father's wife
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Here "lies with" is a euphemism. Alternate translation: "who has sexual relations with his father's wife" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])
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# his father's wife
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This does not refer to the man's mother, but another wife of his father.
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# he has taken away his father's rights
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When a man marries a woman, only he has the legal right to sleep with her. The full meaning of this statement may be made explicit. Alternate translation: "he has taken away his father's legal rights" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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