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# Then, behold
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The word "behold" emphasizes the fact that the word of Yahweh came to Abraham again.
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# the word of Yahweh came to him, saying,
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The idiom "The word of Yahweh came to" is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated this idiom in [Genesis 15:1 ](./01.md ). AT: "Yahweh gave him a message. He said," or "Yahweh spoke this message to him:" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# This man
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This refers to Eliezer of Damascus.
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# the one who will come from your own body
"the one that you will father" or "your very own son." Abram's own son would become his heir.
# number the stars
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"count the stars"
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# So will your descendants be
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Just as Abram would not be able to count all the stars, he would not be able to count all his descendants because there would be so many.
# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/heir]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/descendant]]
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