23 lines
869 B
Markdown
23 lines
869 B
Markdown
## I ##
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In these verses, the pronoun "I" refers to God.
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## removed the burden from his shoulder; ##
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God removed the forced labor from the people as represented by "the burden." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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## his hands were freed from holding the basket. ##
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The people of Israel were no longer forced to do hard labor represented by "the basket." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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## in your distress ##
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"in your great suffering"
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## I answered you from a dark thundercloud ##
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God's presence and glory were represented to Israel in a dark and threatening cloud. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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## I tested you at the waters of Meribah ##
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God tested the children of Israel to see if they would trust him to supply water in the desert of Meribah. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]]) |