27 lines
1007 B
Markdown
27 lines
1007 B
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## When I sent you out ##
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Jesus was talking to his apostles. So languages that have different forms of "you" should use the plural form. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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## purse ##
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A purse is a bag for holding money. Here it is used to refer to "money." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## a bag of provisions ##
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This can be translated as "travelers' bag" or "food," which would have been in the bag if they had taken one.
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## did you lack anything? ##
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"did you need anything that you did not have?" This is a rhetorical question to help the apostles remember how well the people they went to provided for them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## Nothing ##
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"We did not lack anything"
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## The one who does not have a sword should sell his cloak ##
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Jesus was not referring to a specific person who did not have a sword. It can also be translated as "If anyone does not have a sword, he should sell his cloak."
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## cloak ##
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"coat" or "outer garment" |