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# so that all the blood of the prophets shed since the foundation of the world this will be charged against this generation
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God will hold the people to whom Jesus is speaking responsible for the murder of the prophets by their ancestors. Alternate translation: "so that God may hold this generation responsible for the deaths of all the prophets whom people have killed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# the blood of the prophets shed
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The "blood ... shed" refers to the blood spilled when they were killed. Alternate translation: "the murder of the prophets" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# since the foundation of the world
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The author speaks of the world as if it were a building set on a foundation. Alternate translation: "since the creation of the world" or "since God created the world" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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