2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# bowed down
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
This means to bend over or kneel down very low to humbly express respect and honor toward someone. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage]])
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
"to the sons of Heth who lived in the area"
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# the sons of Heth
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
Here "sons" stands for those who descended from Heth. See how you translated this in [Genesis 23:3 ](./03.md ). AT: "the descendants of Heth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# my dead
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
The nominal adjective "dead" can be stated as a verb or simply as "wife." AT: "my wife who has died" or "my wife" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# Ephron ... Zohar
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
These are names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# the cave of Machpelah, which he owns, which is at the end of his field
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
"his cave that is at the end of his field in Machpelah"
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# the cave of Machpelah
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
"the cave in Machpela." Machpela was the name of an area or region. Ephron owned a field in Machpela and the cave that was in the field. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# which he owns
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
This tells something about the cave. Ephron owned the cave. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-distinguish]])
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# which is at the end of his field
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
This also tells something about the cave. The cave was at the end of Ephron's field. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-distinguish]])
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# sell it to me publicly
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
"sell it to me in front of you all" or "sell it to me in your presence"
# as a property
2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00
"as a piece of land that I may own and use"
# translationWords
2017-08-30 21:09:31 +00:00
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham]]
2017-07-05 23:49:56 +00:00
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bow]]
2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tomb]]