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# Also I said

The pronoun "I" refers to Nehemiah.

# What you are doing

"You" here refers to the Jewish nobles.

# Should you not walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations that are our enemies?

This is a rhetorical question that Nehemiah is using to scold the nobles. It can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "You should walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations that are our enemies." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# walk in the fear of our God

This is and idiom. Here "walk" refers to a person's behavior and the way he lives. Alternate translation: "live your life in a way that honors God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# the taunts of the nations that are our enemies

The word "taunt" means "slander" or "mockery" and it can be expressed as a verb. Alternate translation: "the nations who are our enemies from taunting us" or "the enemy nations from mocking us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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			`"You" here refers to the Jewish nobles.`

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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This is a rhetorical question that Nehemiah is using to scold the nobles. It can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "You should walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations that are our enemies." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This is and idiom. Here "walk" refers to a person's behavior and the way he lives. Alternate translation: "live your life in a way that honors God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`The word "taunt" means "slander" or "mockery" and it can be expressed as a verb. Alternate translation: "the nations who are our enemies from taunting us" or "the enemy nations from mocking us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`
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