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Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.
You are the people ... you are a nation ... has chosen you
All occurrences of "you" refer to the people of Israel. Moses was included as a part of the people. AT: "We are the people ... we are a nation ... has chosen us"
Do not cut yourselves, nor shave any part of your face for the dead
These were ways the people groups living in Canaan showed that they were grieving over people who had died. Moses is telling the people of Israel not to act like them. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
nor shave any part of your face
"nor shave the front of your head"