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Pay attention to yourselves

"Pay careful attention"

Yahweh your God has forbidden you ... Yahweh your God

Moses speaks to the Israelites as if they were one person, so the words "you" and "your" are singular. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you)

Yahweh your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God

Moses compares how Yahweh acts when he is angry to the way a fire destroys things. AT: "Yahweh your God will severely punish and destroy you like a fire does because he does not want you to worship other gods" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

translationWords

• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/image
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/devour
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fire
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jealous