en_tn_lite_do_not_use/neh/09/28.md

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Connecting Statement:

In these verses, the Levites continue to praise Yahweh in the presence of the people of Israel.

they had rest, they did evil again before you

Here "they" refers to the Israelites and "you" to Yahweh.

you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies

Here "hand" represents power or control. AT: "you abandoned them and allow their enemies to defeat them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)