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-# Connecting Statement:
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-The angel who speaks with Zechariah continues to explain the vision.
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 # The word of Yahweh came to me, saying
 
-This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. Alternate translation: "Yahweh gave a message to me. He said" or "Yahweh spoke this message to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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+"Yahweh spoke this message to me". This introduces a special message from God.
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