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## Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow ##
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These phrases have similar meaning and are used together for emphasis. AT: "Cleanse me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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## whiter than snow ##
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AT: "very, very white"
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## hyssop ##
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a plant used in ceremonial sprinkling
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## joy and gladness ##
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These two words have basically the same meaning and are used together for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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## the bones that you have broken may rejoice ##
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Here the author is referring to the pain in his inner being. AT: "for you have caused me great pain in my inner being. Let me rejoice again!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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