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# General Information:
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Moses continues reminding the people about what happened in the past.
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# I implored
Here "I" refers to Moses. This means he asked God in a very earnest, emotional way.
# to show your servant
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Here "your servant" is a polite way of speaking to someone with greater authority. AT: "to show me, your servant,"
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# your strong hand
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Here the metonym "hand" means control or power. AT: "your power" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# for what god is there ... acts?
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Moses uses a question to emphasize that Yahweh is the only God with the power to do the works he has done. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "for there is no god ... acts." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# in heaven or in earth
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These two extremes together mean "anywhere." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
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# beyond the Jordan
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"west of the Jordan River." When Moses spoke these words to Yahweh, he was east of the Jordan River in Moab.
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lordyahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mighty]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jordanriver]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lebanon]]
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