unfoldingWord_en_tn/deu/16/20.md

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follow after justice, after justice alone

justice is spoken of as a person who is walking. A person who is doing what is fair and just is spoken of as if he was following close behindjustice. Alternate translation: "do only what is fair" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

inherit the land that Yahweh your God is giving you

Receiving the land that God is giving to the people is spoken of as if the people are inheriting the land from God. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)