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# Such is the generation of those who seek him
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Here "generation" represents people in general. Alternate translation: "The people who seek him are like this" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# those who seek him, those who seek the face of the God of Jacob
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Both statements mean the same thing. They both refer to those who go to the temple to worship God. Alternate translation: "the ones who approach God, they are the ones who may worship God, the one we Israelites worship" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# those who seek him
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Going to the temple to worship Yahweh is spoken of as if the person is literally seeking to find him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# the face of the God of Jacob
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Here "face" stands for the whole person. Alternate translation: "the God of Jacob" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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