Updated story 16 notes to reflect new English.

content/16/01.md

@@ -1,23 +1,20 @@
-# and did not drive out
+# and they did not drive out 
 
 This tells how they disobeyed God, so in some languages it may be better to start this as a new sentence, "They did not."
 
-# drive out the rest of the Canaanites
+# drive out the rest of the Canaanites from the Promised Land
 
-This can be translated, "fight with the rest of the Canaanites to force them to leave the land."
-
-# or obey God's laws
-
-This means that the people also disobeyed the laws that God gave to the Israelites at Mount Sinai.
+This can be translated, "fight with the rest of the Canaanites to force them to leave the Promised Land."
 
 # the true God
 
 That is, "the only real God." Yahweh is the only one that people should worship.
 
-# what they thought was right for them
+# what they thought was right for themselves 
 
 This means that they all did whatever they wanted to do, including many evil things.
 
+
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/joshua]]

content/16/02.md

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-# asked God to rescue them
+# ask God to rescue them
 
 That is, they asked God to help them and to set them free from their enemies.
 
+
 # translationWords
 
-* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/disobey]]
+* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/punish]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent]]

content/16/03.md

@@ -1,24 +1,19 @@
-# God provided
+# by providing
 
-This could be translated as, "God chose" or, "God appointed" or, "God raised up."
+This could be translated as, "by chosing" or, "by appointing."
 
-# brought peace
+# there would be peace
 
-This could be translated as, "allowed the people to live without fear" or, "ended the fighting" or, "stopped their enemies from attacking them."
+This could be translated as, "the people could live without fear" or, " their enemies stopped attacking them."
 
 # the land
 
 That refers to Canaan, the Promised Land that God had given to Abraham.
 
-# the people forgot about God
-
-This means, "The people stopped thinking about God and ignored what he had commanded them."
 
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/deliverer]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peace]]
-* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/worship]]
-* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/midian]]

content/16/04.md

@@ -2,17 +2,18 @@
 
 This refers to plants that the Israelites were growing in their gardens or fields for food.
 
-# were so scared that they hid
+# were so scared, they hid 
 
 This could be translated as, "were very afraid of the Midianites, so they hid."
 
-# cried out
+# they cried out
 
 This might be translated as, "they called out" or, "they prayed desperately."
 
-# save them
+# to save them 
+
+This might be translated as, "to set them free" or, "to rescue them from these enemies."
 
-This might be translated as, "set them free" or, "rescue them from these enemies."
 
 # translationWords
 

content/16/05.md

@@ -6,19 +6,16 @@ This phrase introduces an event that happened in the past, but does not state th
 
 The grain was wheat, which has a head of many small grains, or seeds, on the top of a thin stalk. "Threshing" is separating the seeds of the plant from the stalks by beating the heads of grain. The seeds are food, but the stalks are not.
 
-# secretly
-
-Gideon was threshing the grain in a hidden location, so the Midianites would not see him.
-
-# God is with you
+# God is with you 
 
 This means, "God is present with you in a special way" or, "God has plans to use you in a special way."
 
+
 # translationWords
 
+* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gideon]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/midian]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/angel]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
-* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]

content/16/06.md

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Gideon was afraid that his fellow Israelites who worshiped the same idol would b
 
 Another way to say this would be, "waited until after dark." Gideon smashed the altar at night when everyone was asleep so that no one would see him do it.
 
+
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gideon]]

content/16/07.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This is not a real question that asks for information. Another way of saying thi
 
 This means, "If he were truly a god, he would be able to defend himself."
 
+
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/altar]]

content/16/08.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# came again to steal from the Israelites
+# came again to steal from the Israelites 
 
 This could be translated as, "came again to the Israelites' land to steal things from them."
 
@@ -10,14 +10,11 @@ This could be translated as, "The number of the Midianites was too great to coun
 
 This could be translated as, "to do two miracles" or, "to make two impossible things happen."
 
-# that God would use him
-
-This could be translated as, "that God would enable him" or, "that God would help him" or, "that God was calling him."
-
 # to save Israel
 
 This could be translated as, "to rescue Israel from the Midianites."
 
+
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/midian]]

content/16/09.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ This can be translated as, "make the morning dew appear" or, "make the morning d
 
 This could be translated as, "God did what Gideon asked him to do."
 
+
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gideon]]

content/16/10.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-# 32,000 Israelite soldiers came to Gideon
+# Then Gideon called for soldiers to come to him, and 32,000 men came.
 
-Some languages might need to insert the following sentence at the beginning of the story: "Gideon called the Israelites to come fight against the Midianites." See [16:08](16/08).
+Some languages might need to say why he called the soldiers: "Gideon called the Israelites to come fight against the Midianites. 32,000 soldiers came to him." See [[:fr:obs:notes:frames:16-08|(16-08)]].
 
-# too many
+# too many men
 
 This was more soldiers than God wanted for this fight. If that many solders fought and won, they would think that they won the battle with their own strength, and they would not know that God did it.
 
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ This was more soldiers than God wanted for this fight. If that many solders foug
 
 This sentence could be translated as, "So Gideon allowed only 300 men to stay, and the rest of the men went home."
 
+
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]

content/16/11.md

@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 
 The Midianite soldiers were camping out in a valley and were at a lower elevation than the Israelite soldiers.
 
-# you will no longer be afraid
+# you will no longer be afraid 
 
 That is, "you will stop being afraid."
 
-# something he had dreamed
+# something he had dreamed 
 
 That is, "something he had seen in a dream" or, "a dream he had had."
 
+
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]

content/16/12.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This could be translated as, "trumpet" or, "ram's horn trumpet." These horns cam
 
 This was probably a piece of wood wrapped with cloth and soaked in oil so that it could burn well. (This was not the modern torch that runs on batteries.)
 
+
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gideon]]

content/16/13.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 This could be translated as, "yelled loudly" or, "said with a very loud voice."
 
-# sword
+# A sword
 
 A sword is a weapon that has a long sharp blade and a handle at one end. People hold the handle and hit or stab the enemy with the sharp blade. If your people don't have a weapon just like this, you could translate it as a "long knife," "machete" or, "bush knife."
 
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ A sword is a weapon that has a long sharp blade and a handle at one end. People
 
 This means, "We fight for Yahweh and for Gideon!"
 
+
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gideon]]

content/16/14.md

@@ -2,13 +2,10 @@
 
 God caused the Midianites to be confused. They wanted to attack the Israelites, but instead, they attacked each other.
 
-# the rest of the Israelites
+# many other Israelites
 
-This could be translated as, "many other Israelite men." This refers to the soldiers previously sent home in [16:10](16/10).
+This could be translated as, "many other Israelite men." This refers to the soldiers previously sent home in [[:fr:obs:notes:frames:16-10|(16-10)]].
 
-# were called
-
-That is, "were called out" or, "were summoned." This sentence could also be translated as, "Gideon sent messengers to summon many other Israelite men from their homes."
 
 # translationWords
 

content/16/15.md

@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
 Gideon knew that it was better for the Israelites to have God as their king.
 
-# but he asked them
+# but he asked them 
 
 This phrase starts with "but" because what he did next was not wise.
 
+
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gideon]]

content/16/16.md

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-# Gideon used the gold to make a special garment
+# Gideon used the gold to make a special garment 
 
 This could be translated as, "Gideon melted down the gold objects the people had given him and formed a special garment out of that gold."
 
-# turned away from God
-
-This could be translated as, "disobeyed God" or, "stopped worshiping God."
 
 # translationWords
 

content/16/17.md

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-# This pattern repeated many times
 
-This could be translated as, "These things kept happening again and again" or, "These things happened many times."
 
 # translationWords
 

content/16/18.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ This could be translated as, "demanded that God give them a king" or, "kept aski
 
 Other nations had a king. Israel wanted to be like them and have a king too.
 
-# God did not like this request
+# God did not like this request 
 
 This could be translated as, "God did not agree with what they had asked him for." God knew that they were rejecting him as their ruler and were instead choosing to follow a human leader.
 
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ This could be translated as, "God did not agree with what they had asked him for
 
 These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.
 
+
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]