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# they forsook Yahweh

"they were unfaithful to Yahweh" or "they did not obey Yahweh"

# who had brought their ancestors out of the land of Egypt

This phrase tells why they should have worshiped God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-distinguish]])

# they laid hold of other gods

Here "laid hold of" represents choosing to be loyal to them. Alternate translation: "they chose to be loyal to other gods" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# bowed down to them and worshiped them

These two phrases mean the same thing. The phrase "bowed down to them" describes the posture that people used in worship. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# they forsook Yahweh`

			`"they were unfaithful to Yahweh" or "they did not obey Yahweh"`

			`# who had brought their ancestors out of the land of Egypt`

			`This phrase tells why they should have worshiped God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-distinguish]])`

			`# they laid hold of other gods`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Here "laid hold of" represents choosing to be loyal to them. Alternate translation: "they chose to be loyal to other gods" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# bowed down to them and worshiped them`

			`These two phrases mean the same thing. The phrase "bowed down to them" describes the posture that people used in worship. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])`