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63 lines
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# Connecting Statement:
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This begins the part of the story about Philip and the man from Ethiopia.
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# General Information:
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Verse 27 gives background information about the man from Ethiopia. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# Now
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This marks a transition in the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent]])
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# Arise and go
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These verbs work together to emphasize that he should get ready to start a long journey that will take some time. AT: "Get ready to travel"
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# goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza
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The phrase "goes down" is used here because Jerusalem is higher in elevation than Gaza.
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# This road is in a desert
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Most scholars believe Luke added this comment to describe the area through which Philip would travel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# Behold
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The word "behold" alerts us to a new person in the story. Your language may have a way of doing this. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])
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# eunuch
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The emphasis of "eunuch" here is about the Ethiopian's being a high government official, not so much his physical state of being castrated.
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# Candace
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This was a title for the queens of Ethiopia. It is similar to the way the word Pharaoh was used for the kings of Egypt. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# He had come to Jerusalem to worship
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This implies that he was a Gentile who believed in God and had come to worship at the Jewish temple. AT: "He had come to worship God at the temple in Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# chariot
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Possibly "wagon" or "carriage" is more fitting in this context. Chariots are normally mentioned as a vehicle for war, not as a vehicle for long-distance travel. Also, people stood to ride in chariots.
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# reading the prophet Isaiah
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This is the Old Testament book Isaiah. AT: "reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/angel]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/philip]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jerusalem]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gaza]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/raise]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ethiopia]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/eunuch]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/queen]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/chariot]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/isaiah]] |