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this daughter of Abraham
"this descendant of Abraham"
whom Satan bound
"whom Satan kept crippled by her illness" or "whom Satan bound with this disease"
eighteen long years
The word "long" here emphasizes that eighteen years was a very long time for the woman to suffer.
should her bonds not be untied on the Sabbath day?
Jesus speaks about the woman's disease as if it were ropes that bound her. Alternate translation: "it is right to untie the bonds of her illness on the Sabbath day."