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# to show mercy to
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"to be merciful to" or "to act according to his mercy toward"
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# remember
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Here the word "remember" means to keep a commitment or fulfill something.
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# his holy covenant, the oath that he spoke
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These two phrases refer to the same thing. They are repeated to show the seriousness of God's promise to Abraham. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# to grant to us
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"to make it possible for us"
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# that we, having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies, would serve him without fear
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It may be helpful to change the order of these phrases. AT: "that we would serve him without fear after we have rescued from the hand of our enemies"
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# delivered
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"Delivered" here is a metaphor, meaning "to be brought." AT: "brought out from" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# out of the hand of our enemies
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"hand" refers to the control or power a person. This could be stated clearly. AT: "from the control of our enemies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# without fear
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This refers back to the fear of their enemies. AT: "without being afraid of our enemies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# in holiness and righteousness
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This can be restated to remove the abstract nouns "holiness" and "righteousness." Possible meanings are 1) we would serve God in holy and righteous ways. AT: "doing what is holy and righteous" or 2) we would be holy and righteous. AT: "being holy and righteous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# before him
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This is an idiom which means "in his presence" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/mercy]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holy]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oath]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/deliverer]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/serve]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]] |