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## he said ##
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"David said"
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## Who am I, Yahweh God, and what is my family that you have brought me to this point? ##
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David asks this question to express his gratitude that God has chosen to bless him even though he does not deserve it. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## And this was a small thing ##
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Something that is not important is described as being small. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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## in your sight ##
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Yahweh's sight is used to refer to his understanding. AT: "to you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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## What more can I, David, say to you? ##
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David uses this question to express that he cannot fully express his thankfulness to God. AT: "If I could say more to express my gratitude then I would but I do not know what else to say. " (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## your servant ##
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David refers to himself as Yahweh's servant.
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## You have honored your servant. You have given your servant special recognition ##
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Both of these phrases have the same meaning. If your language only has one way to express "honor" and "recognition" then this can be translated as one phrase. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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