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# Keep his covenant ... for a thousand generations
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These two phrases share similar meanings and are used together for emphasis. Here "word" refers to the covenant. Alternate translation: "Keep his covenant in mind forever, the promise that he made for a thousand generations" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# Keep his covenant in mind
This means to remember and think about his covenant. Alternate translation: "Remember his covenant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# a thousand generations
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"1,000 generations" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])
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