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Elizabeth
See the note about Elizabeth on 22:04.
Then God made Zechariah able to speak again
The connecting word Then introduces a sequential clause. After Zechariah and Elizabeth named their baby John, Zechariah was able to speak again. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-time-sequential)
Praise God, because he has remembered to help his people!
This sentence emphasizes that God is worthy of praise because of how he helped his people. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations)
Praise God
This could mean ‘We should all praise God.’
the prophet
This could mean ‘the very important prophet.’ John would be the prophet that the Old Testament prophets had predicted would come before the Messiah.
the Most High God
Other ways to say this are: “the God who is greater than everything” or “the God who rules over everything.”
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These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.