en_tn/luk/12/16.md

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Connecting Statement:

Jesus continues his teaching by telling a parable. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables)

Then Jesus told them

Jesus was probably still speaking to the entire crowd.

yielded abundantly

"grew a very good harvest"

What will I do, because I do not have a place to store my crops?

This question reflects what the man was thinking to himself. AT: "I do not know what to do, because I do not have any place big enough to store all my crops!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

barns

buildings where farmers store the crops they have harvested

goods

possessions

I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have ... years. Rest ... merry."

"I will say to myself, 'I have ... years. Rest ... merry.'" or "I will tell myself that I have ... years, so I can rest ... merry." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

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