# but the Messiah did not come during the time of any of those prophets

The connecting word **But** contrasts the many prophecies about the Messiah given to the prophets with the Messiah not coming during their life time. It is not expected that so much detail would be given when it would be another 400 years until the Messiah came. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-logic-contrast]])

# More than 400 years after the last of these prophecies was given, at exactly the right time

This is background information about what happened before the Messiah came. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# 400 years

This could also be written in words: “four hundred years.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# into the world

This could be translated as: “to the people of the world.” The Messiah would be sent not only to the Jews, but to all people.