RobH_en_tn/1ki/08/37.md

# blight or mildew

These are agricultural terms that refer to the death of crops from either too little or too much rain, respectively.

# locusts or caterpillars

A "locust" is a type of grasshopper that causes destruction by eating crops. The word "caterpillar" refers to an early growth stage of the locust.

# prayers and requests are made by a person or by all your people Israel

This can be stated in active form. AT: "a person, or all your people Israel, prays and makes a request" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# prayers and requests

The words "prayer" and "request" mean basically the same thing and emphasize that the person is sincere as he makes his request. See how you translated similar words in [1 Kings 8:28](./27.md). AT: "requests" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])

# knowing the plague in his own heart

Possible meanings are 1) The person's sin is spoken of as if it were a plague. AT: "knowing the sin in his own heart" or 2) The "plague" is a metonym for the sins that the disasters are a punishment for. AT: "knowing in his heart that the plague is the result of his own sin." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/famine]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/adversary]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/gate]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/plague]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pray]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/heart]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# blight or mildew`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`These are agricultural terms that refer to the death of crops from either too little or too much rain, respectively.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# locusts or caterpillars`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`A "locust" is a type of grasshopper that causes destruction by eating crops. The word "caterpillar" refers to an early growth stage of the locust.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# prayers and requests are made by a person or by all your people Israel`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "a person, or all your people Israel, prays and makes a request" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# prayers and requests`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The words "prayer" and "request" mean basically the same thing and emphasize that the person is sincere as he makes his request. See how you translated similar words in [1 Kings 8:28](./27.md). AT: "requests" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])`

			`# knowing the plague in his own heart`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`Possible meanings are 1) The person's sin is spoken of as if it were a plague. AT: "knowing the sin in his own heart" or 2) The "plague" is a metonym for the sins that the disasters are a punishment for. AT: "knowing in his heart that the plague is the result of his own sin." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/famine]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/adversary]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/gate]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/plague]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pray]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/heart]]`