# Now let your servant depart in peace

"I am your servant; let me depart in peace." Simeon was referring to himself.

# depart

This is a euphemism meaning "die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])

# according to your word

"Word" here is a metonym for "promise." Alternate translation: "as you have promised" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])