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# my eyes have seen
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This expression means, "I have personally seen" or "I, myself, have seen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# your salvation
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This expression refers to the person who would bring salvation—the infant Jesus—whom Simeon was holding. AT: "the savior whom you sent" or "the one whom you sent to save" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# which you
Depending on how you translate the previous phrase, this may need to be changed to "whom you."
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# have prepared
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"have planned" or "caused to happen"
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# A light
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This metaphor means that the child will help people to see and understand the same way light helps people see accurately. AT: "this child will enable people to understand as light allows people to see accurately" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# for revelation
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It may be necessary to state what is to be revealed. AT: "that will reveal God's truth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# glory to your people Israel
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"he will be the reason that glory will come to your people Israel"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/salvation]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/light]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gentile]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/glory]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/israel]]
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