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### Description
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Normally statements are used to give information. But sometimes they are used in the Bible for other functions.
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### Reasons this is a translation issue
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Some languages would not use a statement for some of the functions that statements are used for in the Bible.
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### Examples from the Bible
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#### Statements are normally used to give information.
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>There was a man who was sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify about the light, that all might believe through him. John was not the light, but came that he might testify about the light. (John 1:6-8 ULB)
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All of the sentences in John 1:6-8 above are statements, and their function is to give information.
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####A statement can also be used as a **command** to tell someone what to do.
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>He commanded them, saying, "This is what <u>you must do</u>. A third of you who come on the Sabbath <u>will keep watch</u> over the king's house, and a third <u>will be</u> at the Sur Gate, and a third at the gate behind the guardhouse." (2 Kings 11:5-6 ULB)
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In the examples above, the high priest used a statement with the verb "must" and then statements with the verb "will" to tell people what to do.
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####A statement can also be used to give instructions.
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>She will give birth to a son, and <u>you will call his name Jesus</u>, for he will save his people from their sins. (Matthew 1:21 ULB)
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The angel was not simply telling Joseph about something Joseph would do in the future; he was telling Joseph what he needed to do.
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####A statement can also be used to make a request.
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>Behold, a leper came to him and bowed before him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, <u>you can make me clean</u>." (Matthew 8:2 ULB)
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The man with leprosy was not just saying what Jesus was able to do. He was also asking Jesus to heal him.
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####A statement can also be used to perform something.
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><u>Cursed is the ground</u> because of you. (Genesis 3:17 ULB)
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By telling Adam that the ground was cursed because of him, God actually cursed it.
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>Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, "Son, <u>your sins are forgiven</u>." (Mark 2:5 ULB)
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By telling a man that his sins were forgiven, Jesus forgave the man's sins.
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### Translation Strategies
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1. If the function of a statement would not be understood correctly in your language, _use a sentence type_ that would express that function.
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1. If the function of a statement would not be understood correctly in your language, _add a sentence type_ that would express that function.
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1. If the function of a statement would not be understood correctly in your language, _use a verb form_ that would express that function.
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### Examples of Translation Strategies Applied
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1. If the function of a statement would not be understood correctly in your language, use a sentence type that would express that function.
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* **She will give birth to a son, and <u>you will call his name Jesus</u>, for he will save his people from their sins.** (Matthew 1:21 ULB) The phrase "you will call his name Jesus" is an instruction. It can be translated using the sentence type of a normal instruction.
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* She will give birth to a son. <u>Name him Jesus</u>, because he will save his people from their sins.
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1. If the function of a statement would not be understood correctly in your language, add a sentence type that would express that function.
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* **Lord, if you are willing, <u>you can make me clean</u>.** (Matthew 8:2 ULB) The function of "you can make me clean" is to make a request. In addition to the statement, a request can be added.
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* Lord, if you are willing, <u>you can make me clean. Please do so.</u>
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* Lord, if you are willing, <u>please make me clean. I know you can do so.</u>
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1. If the function of a statement would not be understood correctly in your language, use a verb form that would express that function.
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* **She will give birth to a son, and <u>you will call his name Jesus</u>, for he will save his people from their sins.** (Matthew 1:21 ULB)
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* She will give birth to a son, and <u>you must call his name Jesus</u>, for he will save his people from their sins.
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* **Son, your sins are forgiven.** (Mark 2:5 ULB)
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* Son, I forgive your sins.
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* Son, God has forgiven your sins.
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