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# that you must do
"You" refers to the people of Judah.
# Speak truth, every person with his neighbor
The abstract noun "truth" can be translated using the adjective "true." Alternate translation: "Everyone must say only true things to his neighbor" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
# his neighbor
Here "neighbor" means any person, not just someone who lives nearby.
# Judge with truth, justice, and peace in your gates
This can be restated to remove the abstract nouns "truth," "justice," and "peace." Alternate translation: "When you are making decisions in your gates, judge in a way that is true and just and causes people to live peacefully with each other" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
# in your gates
The assumed knowledge is that this refers to the places where judgment took place. Alternate translation: "in your places of judgment" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])