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# I have sinned, and I have acted perversely

These phrases mean the same thing and are combined for emphasis. AT: "I have sinned terribly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# But these sheep, what have they done?

David uses a question and compares the people to sheep to emphasize that they have done nothing wrong. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "These ordinary people have done nothing wrong." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# Please let your hand punish me

Here the metonym "hand" refers to power. AT: "Please punish me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I have sinned, and I have acted perversely`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These phrases mean the same thing and are combined for emphasis. AT: "I have sinned terribly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# But these sheep, what have they done?`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`David uses a question and compares the people to sheep to emphasize that they have done nothing wrong. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "These ordinary people have done nothing wrong." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Please let your hand punish me`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here the metonym "hand" refers to power. AT: "Please punish me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`