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# established the altar on its stand

"mounted the altar on its stand" or "placed the altar on its stand so it would stay there"

# dread was on them

This is an idiom. AT: "they were very afraid" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# because of the people of the land

You may need to make explicit what it was about the people of the land that made the Jews afraid. AT: "because they thought the people of the land wanted to attack them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# They offered burnt offerings to Yahweh at dawn and evening

One of the first things the people did was to begin offering sacrifices. This was before the temple was rebuilt.

# the Festival of Shelters

This is a festival that was celebrated for eight days during the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. It was associated with the time of the exodus when the Israelites lived in tents. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# established the altar on its stand`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"mounted the altar on its stand" or "placed the altar on its stand so it would stay there"`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# dread was on them`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is an idiom. AT: "they were very afraid" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`

			`# because of the people of the land`

			`You may need to make explicit what it was about the people of the land that made the Jews afraid. AT: "because they thought the people of the land wanted to attack them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`

			`# They offered burnt offerings to Yahweh at dawn and evening`

			`One of the first things the people did was to begin offering sacrifices. This was before the temple was rebuilt.`

			`# the Festival of Shelters`

			`This is a festival that was celebrated for eight days during the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. It was associated with the time of the exodus when the Israelites lived in tents. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`