# Now let your servant depart in peace
"I am your servant; let me depart in peace." Simeon was referring to himself.
# depart
This is a euphemism meaning "die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
# according to your word
"Word" here is a metonym for "promise." Alternate translation: "as you have promised" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])