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# Connecting Statement:
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God continues speaking to Aaron.
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# I have given to you
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God speaks as if he had already done this because it is a decision that he had already made. Alternate translation: "I give to you"
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# as a continual share
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A share is a portion of something that someone receives. Alternate translation: "as the portion that you will continually receive"
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# an everlasting covenant of salt ... a binding covenant forever
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The two phrases refer to the same thing. Together they emphasize that the covenant will endure forever. Alternate translation: "an agreement forever" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# an everlasting covenant of salt
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"a covenant made with salt." Salt represented permanence and was used in offerings and covenant meals. Alternate translation: "a permanent covenant" or "an everlasting covenant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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