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 # three days and three nights
 
-This means complete 24-hour periods. Alternate translation: "three complete days" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-merism]])
+"three days and nights" 
 
 # the Son of Man
 
-Jesus is speaking about himself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person]])
+Jesus is speaking about himself. Alternate translation:  "I, the  Son of Man"
 
 # in the heart of the earth
 
-This means inside a physical grave. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
+"in the earth" or "in a grave"
+