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37 lines
922 B
Markdown
37 lines
922 B
Markdown
(Jesus continues telling his parable.)
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## He called ##
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The word "He" refers to the nobleman.
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## gave them ten minas ##
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This can be translated as "gave them each one mina."
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## ten minas ##
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This can be translated as "ten valuable coins" or "a large amount of money." Each mina was worth about what someone would be paid in four months. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicalmoney]])
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## conduct business ##
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This can be translated as "trade with this money" or "use this money in order to earn more."
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## his citizens ##
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"the people of his country"
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## a delegation of ambassadors ##
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"representatives" or "messengers"
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## And it happened ##
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This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
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## having received the kingdom ##
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"after he had become king"
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## what profit they had made ##
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"what money they had earned" |