Updated story 19 notes to reflect new English.

content/19/01.md

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-# Throughout the history of
-
-This expression means that God sent many prophets at many different times during all of the years that Israel and Judah existed.
-
 # Israelites
 
 This could be translated here as, "the kingdoms of Israel and Judah." All of the descendants of Jacob, including those in the kingdom of Judah, continued to be called "Israelites."
 
+
 # translationWords
 
-* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
+* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]

content/19/02.md

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-# until I say so
+# until I say it will rain again
 
 This may be translated as, "until I command the rain and dew to come again."
 
-# This made Ahab very angry
+# This made Ahab so angry 
+
+This could be translated as, "When Ahab heard what Elijah said, he became so angry."
 
-This could be translated as, "When Ahab heard what Elijah said, he became very angry."
 
 # translationWords
 

content/19/03.md

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 This was a remote location with very few people. This may also be translated as, "desert" or, "the bush."
 
-# The drought
-
-This could be translated as, "the lack of rain." This drought was a result of Elijah declaring that there would be no rain.
 
 # translationWords
 

content/19/04.md

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-# neighboring country
+# another country close by
 
 This refers to a country that was beside, or shared a border with Israel.
 
-# the famine
-
-If needed, this could be translated as, "the famine caused by the drought."
-
-# took care of
+# took care of 
 
 This means they gave him a place to stay in their house and provided food for him. It does not mean he was sick.
 
-# God provided for them…never became empty
+# God provided for her…never became empty
 
-This could be translated as, "God prevented their flour jar and their bottle of oil from becoming empty" or, "God caused…to never become empty."
+This could be translated as, "God prevented their flour jar and their bottle of oil from becoming empty" or, "God caused their flour jar and their bottle of oil to never become empty."
 
-# flour jar
+# jar of flour
 
 This refers to a clay jar in which the widow kept her supply of flour.
 
@@ -22,6 +18,7 @@ This refers to a clay jar in which the widow kept her supply of flour.
 
 In Israel, olive oil is used for cooking. This could be translated as, "bottle of cooking oil." The widow used the flour and the oil for making bread.
 
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 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/elijah]]

content/19/05.md

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-# speak with Ahab because he was going to send
-
-This could be translated as, "tell Ahab that God was going to send."
-
 # you troublemaker
 
 This means, "You are a troublemaker!" Ahab was accusing Elijah of causing trouble by telling the king that he was doing wrong and also by stopping the rain.
@@ -14,6 +10,7 @@ That is, Ahab had led Israel to stop worshiping and obeying Yahweh.
 
 Mount Carmel is the name of a mountain located in northern Israel. It is over 500 meters high.
 
+
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]

content/19/06.md

@@ -6,15 +6,16 @@ See how you translated this in [19:05](19/05).
 
 This is not a real question asking for information. Elijah was rebuking the Israelites for repeatedly changing their minds about whether they would serve Yahweh or Baal. Some languages will have to express this as a statement such as, "Stop changing your minds about whom you will worship!"
 
-# If Yahweh is God…If Baal is God
+# If Yahweh is God...if Baal is God
 
 This does not mean that Elijah was undecided. He knew that Yahweh is the real God. He wanted the people to understand that when they worship false gods, they are rejecting Yahweh as the only true God. Translate this in a way that shows that the people had to make a choice.
 
+
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/kingdomofisrael]]
-* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/baal]]
+* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/elijah]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]

content/19/07.md

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-# who answers with fire
-
-That is, "who supernaturally sends fire to burn up the sacrifice."
-
 # the real God
 
 This means the one and only true God.
 
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 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/elijah]]
-* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/baal]]
+* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sacrifice]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
-* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]]

content/19/08.md

@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ They yelled or called out loudly to Baal.
 
 They injured themselves with knives as an extreme way to show their devotion to Baal, hoping that this would persuade him to listen to them.
 
-# there was no answer
-
-There was no response of any kind to their shouting, and no fire came to burn up the sacrifice.
 
 # translationWords
 

content/19/09.md

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-There are no notes for this frame.
+
 
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/elijah]]
-* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sacrifice]]
-* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/altar]]
+* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
+* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sacrifice]]

content/19/10.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ That is, "respond to my prayer" or, "send the fire that I have asked you for."
 
 This may be translated as, "these people will see and understand."
 
+
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/elijah]]

content/19/11.md

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 This may be translated as, "suddenly came down from the sky."
 
-# fell on the ground
-
-They quickly lay down or knelt down on the ground. They were afraid of Yahweh because they had seen his power. They knew that only the true God could do that and bowed down to honor and worship him.
-
 # Yahweh is God
 
 This expression means that they understood that Yahweh is the only God, not just one god among others.
 
+
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/altar]]

content/19/12.md

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 That is, "seized and held onto" or, "took hold of."
 
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 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/elijah]]

content/19/13.md

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-# the sky grew black
+# the sky became black
 
 That is, "the sky became very dark." Heavy rainclouds covered the sky, making it look dark grey or black.
 
-# drought
+# the drought 
+
+That is, "the long dry time with no rain."
 
-That is, "long dry time with no rain."
 
 # translationWords
 

content/19/14.md

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-# an enemy commander
+# the commander of an enemy army 
 
 Naaman was a commander in the army of one of the countries that was Israel's enemy.
 
-# He had heard of Elisha
+# He heard about Elisha
 
 This means that people had told Naaman that Elisha was able to perform miracles.
 
-# he went and asked Elisha
+# he went to Elisha and asked him
 
 That is, "he went to see Elisha and asked him." Naaman had to go into Israel to find Elisha and ask him to do this.
 
+
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/elijah]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
+* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/elisha]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/miracle]]
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/naaman]]

content/19/15.md

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-# would not do it because it seemed foolish
+# He refused to do this, because it seemed foolish
 
 Naaman would not do what Elisha said because he knew that washing alone could not heal his disease.
 
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Naaman would not do what Elisha said because he knew that washing alone could no
 
 That is, "he decided to do what Elisha had told him to do."
 
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 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/naaman]]

content/19/16.md

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-# start showing justice and mercy
 
-This can be translated as, "start being just and merciful" or, "begin to demonstrate justice and mercy."
 
 # translationWords
 

content/19/17.md

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-# dry well
+# a dry well
 
-The well did not currently have any water in it, but it did still have mud in the bottom. This could be translated as, "empty well."
+The well did not currently have any water in it, but it did still have mud in the bottom. This could be translated as, "an empty well."
 
 # had mercy on him
 
 This means he was kind to Jeremiah and helped him.
 
+
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/obey]]

content/19/18.md

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 That is, "continued to tell the people what God wanted to tell them."
 
-# of the promise that God's Messiah would come
-
-This could be translated as, "that God had promised that his Messiah would come to save his people."
-
 # A Bible story from
 
 These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.
 
+
 # translationWords
 
 * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]