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# Now
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Here the word "Now" is used to draw attention to the important point that follows.
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# let your promise to David my father be carried out
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "please do what you promised to David my father that you would do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# a people as numerous as the dust of the earth
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This simile emphasizes the great number of Israelites. AT: "countless people" or "very many people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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