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1.1 KiB
1.1 KiB
shook the animal into the fire
"shook his hand so that the snake fell from his hand into the fire"
suffered no harm
"Paul was not hurt at all"
become inflamed with a fever
Possible meanings are 1) his body would swell because of the snake venom or 2) he would become very hot with fever.
nothing was unusual with him
This can be stated in positive form. AT: "everything about him was as it should be" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives)
they changed their minds
To think differently about a situation is spoken of as if a person is changing his mind. AT: "they thought again" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
said that he was a god
This can be stated as a direct quotation. AT: "said, 'This man must be a god'" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations)
said that he was a god
Perhaps there was a belief that someone who lived after a poisonous snake bite was divine or a god.