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# But a real widow is left all alone
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"But one who is truly a widow has no family"
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# She always remains with requests and prayers
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"She continues to make requests and prayers"
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# requests and prayers
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These two words mean basically the same thing. Paul uses them together to emphasize how much these widows pray. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# both night and day
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The words "night" and "day" are used together to mean "at all times." AT: "all the time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
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# is dead
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Paul speaks about people who do not seek to please God as if they were dead. AT: "is like a dead person, she does not respond to God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# is still alive
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This refers to physical life.
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/confidence]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pray]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/death]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
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