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1.7 KiB
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43 lines
1.7 KiB
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## Seventy sevens of years are decreed for your people and your holy city to ##
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God decreed that he would do the things in this verse for the people and the holy city.
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## Seventy sevens of years ... seven sevens ... and sixty-two sevens ##
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This is not the normal way the Israelites counted. If possible, try to translate in a way that preserves this use of the number seven. AT: "Seventy times seven years ... seven times seven years ... and sixty-two times seven years"
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## seven sevens … and sixty-two sevens ##
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These added together are 69 of the 70 sevens spoken of in verse 24.
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## your people and your holy city ##
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The word "your" here refers to Daniel. The people are the Israelites and the holy city is Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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## to end the guilt and put an end to sin ##
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The idea is repeated to emphasize how certain it is that this will happen. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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## to carry out the vision ##
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AT: "to accomplish the vision" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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## the vision and the prophecy ##
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These words in this context mean the same thing. They are used together to ensure Daniel that Jeremiah's vision was indeed a prophecy. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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## Know and understand ##
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These words are used together to make the importance clear. AT: "You must clearly understand" or "You must know for sure"
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## the anointed one ##
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AT: "the person that God anoints" or "the person that God chooses"
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## Jerusalem will be rebuilt ##
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AT: "People will rebuild Jerusalem" (see: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## moat ##
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a deep ditch around a city or building, usually with water in it |