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# a certain man from the city
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"a man from the city of Gerasa"
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# a certain man from the city who had demons
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2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00
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The man had demons; it was not the city that had demons. Alternate translation: "a certain man from the city, and this man had demons"
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# who had demons
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"who was controlled by demons" or "whom demons controlled"
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# For a long time he had worn no clothes ... but among the tombs
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This is background information about the man who had demons. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# he had worn no clothes
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"he had not worn clothes"
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# tombs
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These are places where people put dead bodies, possibly caves or small buildings that the man could use for shelter.
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