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# Who laid its cornerstone when ... the sons of God shouted for joy?
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This can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "Tell me who laid its cornerstone when ... the sons of God shouted for joy." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy
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These two lines are similar in meaning. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# when the morning stars sang together
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The morning stars are spoken of as singing like people sing. Possible meanings are: 1) the "morning stars" are the same as the "sons of God" in the next line or 2) "the morning stars" refer to stars in the sky. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# the morning stars
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"the bright stars that shine in the morning"
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# sons of God
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This refers to angels, heavenly beings. See how you translated this in [Job 1:6](../01/06.md).
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# shouted for joy
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The abstract noun "joy" can be translated as the adverb "joyfully." Alternate translation: "shouted joyfully" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# for joy
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"because they were full of joy"
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