unfoldingWord_en_tn/neh/01/06.md

# open your eyes

"look at me." Here "open your eyes" is a metaphor that represents paying attention to someone. AT: "pay attention to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# so you may hear the prayer of your servant

"so that you may hear the prayer that I, your servant, am praying." The word "servant" refers to Nehemiah. This is how a person would address his superior in order to show humility and respect.

# day and night

By saying that he prays both during the day and during the night, Nehemiah emphasizes the frequency of his prayers. AT: "all the time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])

# Both I and my father's house

Here the word "house" represents family. AT: "Both I and my family" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"look at me." Here "open your eyes" is a metaphor that represents paying attention to someone. AT: "pay attention to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# so you may hear the prayer of your servant`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"so that you may hear the prayer that I, your servant, am praying." The word "servant" refers to Nehemiah. This is how a person would address his superior in order to show humility and respect.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# day and night`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`By saying that he prays both during the day and during the night, Nehemiah emphasizes the frequency of his prayers. AT: "all the time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here the word "house" represents family. AT: "Both I and my family" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`