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# He chooses our inheritance for us
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The writer speaks of the land of Israel as if it were an inheritance that God has given the people as a permanent possession. Alternate translation: "He chooses this land as an inheritance for us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the glory of Jacob
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Here the word "glory" refers to a source of pride and represents the land that God has given to his people as an inheritance. Alternate translation: "the land in which Jacob takes pride" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Jacob whom he loved
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The word "Jacob" refers to the nation of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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