en_tn/luk/14/28.md

(Jesus continues speaking to the crowds.)

For which of you

This is the beginning of a rhetorical question. Jesus used it to get people to think about what they would do in a particular situation. It can also be translated as a statement: If one of you wanted to build a tower, you would certainly first sit down and count the cost." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

tower

This may have been a watchtower in a vineyard. Some languages might translate it as "a tall building" or "a high lookout platform."

Otherwise

"If he does not first count the cost"

when he has laid the foundation

"when he has built the base." It can also be translated as "when he started building."