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# open your eyes
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"look at me." Here "open your eyes" is a metaphor that represents paying attention to someone. Alternate translation: "pay attention to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# so you may hear the prayer of your servant
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"so that you may hear the prayer that I, your servant, am praying." The word "servant" refers to Nehemiah. This is how a person would address his superior in order to show humility and respect.
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# day and night
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By saying that he prays both during the day and during the night, Nehemiah emphasizes the frequency of his prayers. Alternate translation: "all the time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
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# Both I and my father's house
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Here the word "house" represents family. Alternate translation: "Both I and my family" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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