39 lines
942 B
Markdown
39 lines
942 B
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# Now there was a widow
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Jesus uses this phrase to introduce a new character to the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])
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# widow
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A widow is a woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried. Jesus' hearers would have thought of her as a person who had no one to protect her from those who wanted to harm her.
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# she came often to him
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The word "him" refers to the judge.
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# Help me get justice against
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"Give me a just ruling against"
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# my opponent
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"my enemy" or "the person who is trying to harm me." This is an opponent in a lawsuit. It is not clear whether the widow is suing the man or the man is suing the widow.
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# man
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This refers here to "people" in general. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations]])
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# causes me trouble
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"bothers me"
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# wear me out
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"exhaust me"
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# by her constant coming
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"by continually coming to me"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice]] |