23 lines
751 B
Markdown
23 lines
751 B
Markdown
## You see the trouble ##
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Here "you" is plural, referring to all the people mentioned in [Nehemiah 2:15](./15.md).
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## so we will no longer be in disgrace ##
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"so we will end this disgrace."
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## I told them ##
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"Then I said to them"
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## the good hand of my God was on me ##
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Here "good hand" is a metonym for God's presence or power. AT: "the powerful help of God was upon me" or "God was with me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## Let us rise up and build ##
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The phrase "rise up and build" is an idiom. AT: "Let us begin building." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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## So they strengthened their hands for the good work ##
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"So they got ready to go to work" or "so they encouraged themselves to do the good work." |