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# May your eyes be open toward
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The eye is a metonym for what the eye does. Alternate translation: "May you watch over" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# night and day
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This is a merism. Alternate translation: "all the time" or "continually" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-merism]])
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# My name and my presence
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These two words together emphasize that Yahweh will dwell in the temple. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]])
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# that your servant will pray
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Solomon speaks of himself as "your servant" to show that he respects Yahweh. This can be stated in first person. Alternate translation: "that I, your servant, will pray" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person]])
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