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# The hand of Yahweh had been on me
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The word "hand" is often used to refer to someone's power or action. A person with his hand on another person has power over that person. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 1:3](../01/03.md). AT: "Yahweh was controlling me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# my mouth was opened
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This phrase is an idiom that means to be able to speak. It can be stated in active form. See how you translated "I will open your mouth" in [Ezekiel 3:27](../03/27.md). AT: "I was able to speak" or "Yahweh enabled me to speak" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# dawn
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The word "dawn" refers to the time early in the morning when the light of the sun first appears.
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# I was no longer mute
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"I was no longer forced to be silent" or "I was no longer unable to speak" Ezekiel had been unable to speak anything except prophetic words since [Ezekiel 3:26](../03/26.md).
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