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# Alexander the coppersmith displayed

"Alexander, who works with metal, displayed"

# Alexander

This is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# displayed many evil deeds against me

Paul speaks of doing evil deeds as if they were put on display. AT: "did many evil things to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# The Lord will repay him according to his deeds

Paul speaks of punishment as if it were payment. AT: "The Lord will punish him for what he has done" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# him ... his ... him ... he

These all refer to Alexander.

# opposed our words

Here "words" refers to a message or teaching. AT: "opposed the message that we teach" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# At my first defense

"When I first appeared in court and explained my actions"

# no one stood with me

"no one stayed with me and helped me"

# May it not be counted against them

This can be stated in active form. AT: "May God not count it against them" or "I pray that God does not punish those believers for leaving me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Alexander the coppersmith displayed`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Alexander, who works with metal, displayed"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# displayed many evil deeds against me`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Paul speaks of doing evil deeds as if they were put on display. AT: "did many evil things to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The Lord will repay him according to his deeds`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Paul speaks of punishment as if it were payment. AT: "The Lord will punish him for what he has done" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# him ... his ... him ... he`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These all refer to Alexander.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# opposed our words`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here "words" refers to a message or teaching. AT: "opposed the message that we teach" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# At my first defense`

			`"When I first appeared in court and explained my actions"`

			`# no one stood with me`

			`"no one stayed with me and helped me"`

			`# May it not be counted against them`

			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "May God not count it against them" or "I pray that God does not punish those believers for leaving me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`