From b0963eb4aa7a8b3c5bd8d5e4f3f9d3cf116d4a2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Susan Quigley Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 20:35:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Issue 96, 97 - 123 person --- jit/figs-123person/01.md | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/jit/figs-123person/01.md b/jit/figs-123person/01.md index 91c7365..673cdc5 100644 --- a/jit/figs-123person/01.md +++ b/jit/figs-123person/01.md @@ -13,24 +13,26 @@ Sometimes in the Bible a speaker used the third person to refer to himself or to ### Examples from the Bible -Sometimes people used the third person instead of "I" or "me" to refer to themselves. +**Sometimes people used the third person instead of "I" or "me" to refer to themselves.** + >But David said to Saul, "Your servant used to keep his father's sheep." (1 Samuel 17:34 ULB) -David referred to himself in the third person as "your servant" and "his." He was calling himself Saul's servant in order to show his humility before Saul. +* David referred to himself in the third person as "your servant" and "his." He was calling himself Saul's servant in order to show his humility before Saul. >Then Yahweh answered Job out of a fierce storm and said, >"... Do you have an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like him?"" (Job 40:6, 9 ULB) -God referred to himself in the third person with the words "God's" and "him." He did this to emphasize that he is God, and he is powerful. +* God referred to himself in the third person with the words "God's" and "him." He did this to emphasize that he is God, and he is powerful. + +**Sometimes people used the third person instead of "you" or "your" to refer to the person or people they were speaking to.** -Sometimes people use the third person instead of "you" or "your" to refer to the person or people they are speaking to. >Abraham answered and said, "Look, I have undertaken to speak to my Lord, even though I am only dust and ashes! (Genesis 18:27 ULB) -Abraham was speaking to the Lord, and referred to the Lord as "My Lord" rather than as "you." He did this to show his humility before God. +* Abraham was speaking to the Lord, and referred to the Lord as "My Lord" rather than as "you." He did this to show his humility before God. >Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. (Philippians 2:4 ULB) -After writing "each of you," Paul used the third person "his" instead of "your" to refer to the same people. +* After writing "each of you," Paul used the third person "his" instead of "your" to refer to the same people. ### Translation Strategies