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# General Information:
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Yahweh describes his promises to King David through the prophet Nathan.
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# Now
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This does not mean "at this moment," but is used to draw attention to the important point that follows.
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# tell my servant David, "This is what Yahweh of hosts says: I took you ... so that you would be ruler over my people Israel.
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This has quotations within quotations. It may be necessary to translate the direct quotations as indirect quotations as in the UDB. Alternate translation: "tell my servant David that I took him ... so that he would be ruler over my people Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotesinquotes]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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# tell my servant David
Yahweh is still telling the prophet Nathan what he should tell David.
# I took you from the pasture
David's job as a shepherd is referred to by the place he watched his sheep. Alternate translation: "I took you from your job as a shepherd" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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