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This concludes Mary's praise to God.
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## He has helped ##
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AT: "The Lord has helped"
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## his servant Israel ##
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If readers confuse this with the the man named Israel, it could be translated as AT: "his servant, the nation of Israel" or AT: "Israel, his servants"
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## his descendants ##
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"Abraham's descendants"
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## just as he promised to our ancestors he would do ##
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AT: "because he promised our ancestors he would be merciful"
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