ZH_zh_obs-tn/content/17/01.md

# Saul was the first king of Israel

This introduces Saul as a new character. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])

# the first king of Israel

This could be translated as: the “first king to rule over Israel.”

# He was tall and handsome, just like the people wanted

This is background information about Saul. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# one day

This could be translated as: “some time in the future” or “years later.”

# be king in his place

This is an idiom that means ‘replace him as king.’ Other ways to say this are: “take his place as king over Israel” or “rule as king instead of him.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
-												Added tA links, and corrected misc typos and formatting issues (#45)

											
										
										
											2019-07-01 15:49:44 +00:00
+								# Saul was the first king of Israel
 								This introduces Saul as a new character. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])
-												Update triple asterisks to two with underline (#90)

											
										
										
											2020-02-19 20:02:45 +00:00
+								# the first king of Israel
-												Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC

											
										
										
											2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
-												Continued corrections found in proofread (#66)

											
										
										
											2019-11-15 20:45:47 +00:00
+								This could be translated as: the “first king to rule over Israel.”
-												Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC

											
										
										
											2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
-												Added tA links, and corrected misc typos and formatting issues (#45)

											
										
										
											2019-07-01 15:49:44 +00:00
+								# He was tall and handsome, just like the people wanted
 								This is background information about Saul. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
-												Update triple asterisks to two with underline (#90)

											
										
										
											2020-02-19 20:02:45 +00:00
+								# one day
-												Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC

											
										
										
											2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
-												Corrected errors found in proofread (#65)

											
										
										
											2019-11-12 13:57:03 +00:00
+								This could be translated as: “some time in the future” or “years later.”
-												Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC

											
										
										
											2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
-												Update triple asterisks to two with underline (#90)

											
										
										
											2020-02-19 20:02:45 +00:00
+								# be king in his place
-												Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC

											
										
										
											2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
-												Change bold-italics to single quotes (#92)

											
										
										
											2020-03-10 19:24:28 +00:00
+								This is an idiom that means ‘replace him as king.’ Other ways to say this are: “take his place as king over Israel” or “rule as king instead of him.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])