RobH_en_tn/act/12/01.md

# Connecting Statement:

This begins the new persecution, first of James' death and then of Peter's imprisonment and then release.

# General Information:

This is background information about Herod's killing James. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# Now

This begins a new part of the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent]])

# about that time

This refers to the time of the famine.

# laid hands on

This means Herod had the believers arrested. See how you translated this in [Acts 5:18](../05/17.md). AT: "sent soldiers to arrest" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# some who belonged to the church

Only James and Peter are specified, which implies that these were leaders of the church in Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# so that he might mistreat them

"in order to cause the believers to suffer"

# He killed James ... with the sword

This tells the manner in which James was killed.

# He killed James

Possible meanings are 1) Herod himself killed James or 2) Herod ordered someone to kill James. AT: "Herod gave the order and they killed James" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This begins the new persecution, first of James' death and then of Peter's imprisonment and then release.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is background information about Herod's killing James. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Now`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This begins a new part of the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# about that time`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This refers to the time of the famine.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# laid hands on`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This means Herod had the believers arrested. See how you translated this in [Acts 5:18](../05/17.md). AT: "sent soldiers to arrest" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# some who belonged to the church`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Only James and Peter are specified, which implies that these were leaders of the church in Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# so that he might mistreat them`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"in order to cause the believers to suffer"`

			`# He killed James ... with the sword`

			`This tells the manner in which James was killed.`

			`# He killed James`

			`Possible meanings are 1) Herod himself killed James or 2) Herod ordered someone to kill James. AT: "Herod gave the order and they killed James" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`