richmahn_en_tn/deu/07/07.md

# General Information:

Moses continues to tell the people of Israel Yahweh's words. All instances of "you" and "your" are plural. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])

# did not set his love upon you

This is an idiom. AT: "did not love you more than he loved others" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# with a mighty hand

Here "a mighty hand" refers to Yahweh's power. These words also appear in [Deuteronomy 4:34](../04/34.md). AT: "with his mighty power" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# redeemed you out of the house of bondage

Moses speaks of Yahweh rescuing the people of Israel from being slaves as if Yahweh had paid money to a slave owner. AT: "rescued you from being slaves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# house of bondage

Here the metonym "house of bondage" refers to Egypt, the place where the people of Israel had been slaves. See how you translated these words in [Deuteronomy 6:12](../06/10.md). AT: "out of the place where you were slaves"

# hand of Pharaoh

Here "hand" means "the control of." AT: "control of Pharaoh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/love]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oath]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mighty]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/redeem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/enslave]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/pharaoh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]