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## They made signs ##
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"They" refers to the people who were there for the circumcision ceremony.
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## to his father ##
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"to the baby's father"
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## what name he wanted him to be called ##
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This could be translated as "what name Zechariah wanted the baby to have" or "what he wanted his son to be named."
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## He asked ##
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"Zechariah asked." He must have used gestures in order to ask for the writing tablet.
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## writing tablet ##
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This could be translated as "something to write on." Some translators may want to add "and when they gave him one."
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## very surprised ##
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"amazed"
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