27 lines
741 B
Markdown
27 lines
741 B
Markdown
## her masters ##
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the owners of the slave girl.
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## the hope of their gain ##
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refers to the ability the girl had of divination and for people to pay for her prophecies.
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## dragged them ##
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"dragged Paul and Silas" but not the rest of the team of Luke and Timothy.
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## before the authorities ##
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"into the presence of the authorities" or "to be judged by the authorities"
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## When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said ##
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"When the masters had brought Paul and Silas to the magistrates, the masters said".
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## they are teaching ##
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"Paul and Silas are teaching"
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## not lawful for us ##
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The masters were including the authorities in their claim since they were also Romans. (See [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]]) |