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# Have the scriptures not said that the Christ will come from the descendants of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?
This remark appears in the form of a question to add emphasis. Alternate translation: "The scriptures teach that Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David was!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
# Have the scriptures not said ... was?
The scriptures are referred to as if they were actually speaking as a person speaks. Alternate translation: "Did the prophets not write in the scriptures ... was?" or "The prophets wrote in the scriptures ... was." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
# where David was
"where David lived"