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830 B
Markdown
15 lines
830 B
Markdown
## found favor with God ##
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This could be translated as "God has decided to give you his grace” or “God is being gracious to you" or “God is showing you his kindness.”
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## will be called the Son of the Most High ##
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This could be translated as "people will call him the Son of the Most High One" or "people will acknowledge that he is the Son of God Most High."
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## give him the throne of his father, David ##
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<b>give him the throne of his father, David<b>- This could be translated as "give him authority to rule as king like his ancestor David did." The throne represents the king's authority to rule. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## his father ##
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The Bible often uses the word "fathers" to refer to ancestors and uses the word "sons" to refer to descendants. The word "his" refers to Mary's son. |