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auf sich haben

English translation: what is the significance of

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German term or phrase:auf sich haben
English translation:what is the significance of
Entered by: Joseph Hovan

17:32 Feb 23, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Religion / Spiritual Text - Jakob Lorber
German term or phrase: auf sich haben
"..., was es denn mit all den messianischen Weissagungen im Alten Testament (Jesaja 7, 14 bis 16; Jesaja 9, 5; Micha 5, 1) ***auf sich habe*** ..."
Joseph Hovan
Local time: 12:34
what is the significance of
Explanation:
... what is the meaning of...
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Friderike Butler
United States
Local time: 06:34
Grading comment
thanks everyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7what is the significance of
Friderike Butler
3what about
Anne Schulz
1 +1how are we to understand
Jonathan MacKerron


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
what is the significance of


Explanation:
... what is the meaning of...

Friderike Butler
United States
Local time: 06:34
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thanks everyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victor Dewsbery
8 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Maria Ferstl
10 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Derek Gill Franßen
12 mins
  -> thanks, Derek
agree  msherms: yo
23 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Armorel Young: a nice use of the subjunctive (in German)
3 hrs
  -> :-)
agree  Kathi Stock
3 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Ellen Zittinger
4 hrs
  -> thanks
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
what about


Explanation:
...what about all these messianic prophecies...?
You'd certainly need to reconstruct your sentence, though, if you want to use this option.

Anne Schulz
Germany
Local time: 12:34
Native speaker of: German
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
how are we to understand


Explanation:
another option

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jeff James (X)
1425 days
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