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# Ben Hadad

The name of the king of Aram. His name means "son of Hadad." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# attacked Samaria

The king and his army attacked Samaria. AT: "they attacked Samaria" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# Behold

The word "behold" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.

# a donkey's head was sold for

This can be stated in active form. AT: "a donkey's head cost" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# eighty pieces of silver

"80 pieces of silver" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# the fourth part of a kab

This can be written in modern measurements. AT: "a fourth part of a liter" or "a quarter of a liter" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bvolume]])

# the fourth part

"the 4th part." This is one part out of four equal parts. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-fraction]])

# dove's dung for

It is understood that this refers to the cost of the dung. AT: "dove's dung was sold for" or "dove's dung cost" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

# was passing by on the wall

"walking on top of the city wall"

# my master

The woman referred to the king by this name to show him respect.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Ben Hadad`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The name of the king of Aram. His name means "son of Hadad." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# attacked Samaria`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The king and his army attacked Samaria. AT: "they attacked Samaria" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Behold`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The word "behold" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# a donkey's head was sold for`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "a donkey's head cost" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# eighty pieces of silver`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"80 pieces of silver" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the fourth part of a kab`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This can be written in modern measurements. AT: "a fourth part of a liter" or "a quarter of a liter" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bvolume]])`

			`# the fourth part`

			`"the 4th part." This is one part out of four equal parts. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-fraction]])`

			`# dove's dung for`

			`It is understood that this refers to the cost of the dung. AT: "dove's dung was sold for" or "dove's dung cost" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])`

			`# was passing by on the wall`

			`"walking on top of the city wall"`

			`# my master`

			`The woman referred to the king by this name to show him respect.`