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whatever the Law says, it speaks to
"everything that the Law says people should do is for" or "all the commands that Moses wrote in the Law are for" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
in order that every mouth may be closed
"so that no people will be able to say anything valid to defend themselves" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche) Alternate translation using an active form: "In this way God keeps people from saying they are innocent of sin."
For
This can mean 1) "Therefore" or 2) "This is because" or 3) "Instead."
through the Law comes the knowledge of sin
"when someone knows God's law, he realizes that he is not righteous but rather sinful before God"