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# Those who are blessed by God will inherit the land; those who are cursed by him will be cut off
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This is a contrastive form of Parallelism. Those who are blessed by God in contrast to those who are cursed by God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# Those who are blessed by God
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This can be stated as active. Alternate translation: "Those whom God blesses" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# will inherit the land
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The possession of the land is spoken of as if it had been received as an inheritance. See how you translated this in [Psalms 37:9](../037/009.md). Alternate translation: "will receive the land as their own possession" or "will be allowed to live safely in the land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# those who are cursed by him
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "those whom Yahweh curses" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# will be cut off
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The destruction of the wicked is spoken of as if they were a branch of plant that was cut off and thrown away. See how you translated this in [Psalms 37:9](../037/009.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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