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# General Information:
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Moses continues reminding the people of Israel about what happened in the past.
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# lay facedown before Yahweh
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"lay with my face on the ground." See how you translated this in [Deuteronomy 9:18 ](./17.md ).
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# forty days and forty nights
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"40 days and 40 nights" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# you have redeemed
Moses speaks as if Yahweh had rescued the Israelites by paying money to free them from slavery. AT: "you have rescued" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# through your greatness
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The word "greatness" is a metonym for Yahweh's great power. AT: "through your great power" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# with a mighty hand
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Here "a mighty hand" refers to Yahweh's power. See how you translated similar words in [Deuteronomy 4:34 ](../04/34.md ). AT: "with your mighty power" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/inherit]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/redeem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mighty]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]