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# When Abram was ninety-nine years old
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This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
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# God Almighty
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"the all-powerful God" or "the God who has all power"
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# Walk before me
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Walking is a metaphor for living, and "before me" or "in my presence" here is a metaphor for obedience. AT: "Live the way I want you to" or "Obey me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Then I will confirm
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"If you do this, then I will confirm"
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# I will confirm my covenant
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"I will give my covenant" or "I will make my covenant"
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# covenant
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In this covenant God promises to bless Abram, but he also requires Abram to obey him.
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# multiply you exceedingly
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Here "multiply you" is an idiom that means he will give him more descendants. AT: "greatly increase the number of your descendants" or "give you very many descendants" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/almighty]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/walk]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/blameless]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]] |