From 246e81f73b26c3f8320c7e4377bf75c44616cc0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SusanQuigley Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2023 21:31:25 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'luk/03/17.md' --- luk/03/17.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/luk/03/17.md b/luk/03/17.md index f2a4eab945..2ce1b3a8c4 100644 --- a/luk/03/17.md +++ b/luk/03/17.md @@ -1,18 +1,18 @@ # His winnowing fork is in his hand -"He is holding a winnowing fork because he is ready." John speaks of the Christ coming to judge people as if he were a farmer who is ready to separate wheat grain from chaff. Alternate translation: "He is ready to judge people like a farmer who is ready" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) +"He is holding a winnowing fork because he is ready." John speaks of the Christ coming to judge people as if he were a farmer who is ready to separate wheat grain from chaff. Alternate translation: "He is ready to judge people like a farmer who is ready" # winnowing fork -This is a tool for tossing wheat into the air to separate the wheat grain from the chaff. The heavier grain falls back down and the unwanted chaff is blown away by the wind. It is similar to a pitchfork. +This is a tool for tossing wheat into the air to separate the wheat grain from the chaff. The grain falls back down and the light-weight chaff is blown away by the wind. This tool is similar to a pitchfork. # to thoroughly clear off his threshing floor -The threshing floor was the place where wheat was stacked in preparation for threshing. To "clear off" the floor is to finish threshing the grain. Alternate translation: "to finish threshing his grain" +Farmers would harvest the wheat and stack it on the threshing floor. They would "clear off" the floor by threshing the wheat and putting the grain in the storehouse. Alternate translation: "to finish threshing his grain" # to gather the wheat -The wheat is the acceptable harvest that is kept and stored. +"to gather the wheat grains". This is the part of the wheat that is stored and used for food. # will burn up the chaff