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# keeping steadfast love for thousands
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The abstract noun "love" can be restated with the verb "loving." See how you translated a similar phrase in [Exodus 20:6](../20/06.md). Alternate translation: "faithfully loving thousands" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# thousands
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"thousands of people." This refers to a great number of people. It may be that "generation" is implied. Alternate translation: "thousands of generations" or "the thousandth generation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# he will by no means clear the guilty
Yahweh is speaking about himself. Alternate translation: "I will by no means clear the guilty" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# will by no means clear the guilty
"will certainly not clear the guilty" or "will certainly not say that the guilty are innocent" or "will certainly not free guilty people"
# He will bring the punishment for the fathers' sin on their children
Punishing people is spoken of as if punishment were an object that someone could bring on people. Alternate translation: "He will punish the children for their fathers' sin" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# their children
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The word "children" refers to sons and daughters.
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