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# generation
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## Definition:
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The term “generation” in this sense refers to a group of descendants who are born to a set of parents. For example, if a certain couple is counted as the first generation, then their children are the second generation, their grandchildren are the third generation, etc. in their family line.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* “Generations” could be translated as “descendants” or “descendant groups” or “children and their children.”
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* The phrase “throughout your generations” could be translated as “for every one of your descendants” or “to your children and to every one after them”
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* “A generation to come will serve him; they will tell the next generation about Yahweh” could be translated as “Many people in the future will serve Yahweh and will tell their children and grandchildren about him.”
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(See also: [descendant](../other/descendant.md), [ancestor](../other/ancestor.md))
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## Bible References:
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’s:
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