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# Then I turned
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The word "I" refers to Zechariah.
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# lifted my eyes
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The word "eyes" represents the person who looks. AT: "looked up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# behold
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The word "behold" here shows that Zechariah was surprised by what he saw.
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# twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide
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A cubit is 46 centimeters. AT: "9.2 meters long and 4.6 meters wide" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])
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