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# Such is the generation of those who seek him
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
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
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
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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