From a0dceb3e70bb58037879421062bed24eaeb0369b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hmw3 Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:42:14 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] tN Issue 1774 --- jhn/12/03.md | 4 ++-- jhn/19/39.md | 12 ++---------- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/jhn/12/03.md b/jhn/12/03.md index c8f16d52a5..af6f3f0e88 100644 --- a/jhn/12/03.md +++ b/jhn/12/03.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -# a pint of perfume +# a litra -You may convert this to a the measure system used in your area. The word translated "pint" refers either 1) to a weight of about a third of a kilogram or 2) to a volume of about 300 milliliters. Alternate translation: "a third of a kilogram of perfume" or "a bottle of perfume" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bweight]]) +You may convert this to a the measure system used in your area. The word "litra" was used for measures of about 300 milliliters of liquids or about 300 grams of solids. Because the perfume was a liquid, the word here probably refers to the liquid measure as guessed by those who saw the size of the container. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bweight]]) # perfume diff --git a/jhn/19/39.md b/jhn/19/39.md index 1828eac57a..2b0bb77a2c 100644 --- a/jhn/19/39.md +++ b/jhn/19/39.md @@ -6,14 +6,6 @@ Nicodemus was one of the Pharisees who believed in Jesus. See how you translated These are plant substances that smell nice and that people used to prepare a body for burial. -# about seventy-five pounds in weight. +# about one hundred litras -You may convert this to a the measure system used in your area. The word translated "pint" here probably refers to a weight of about a third of a kilogram . Alternate translation: "about 33 kilograms in weight" or "weighing about thirty-three kilograms" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bweight]]) - -# seventy-five - -"75" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]]) - -# Note: - -Pending ULB issue [1774] (https://git.door43.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_ulb/issues/1774). \ No newline at end of file +You may convert this to a the measure system used in your area. The word "litra" was used for measures of about 300 grams of solids or about 300 milliliters of liquids. Because myrrh and aloes were more like solids than liquids, the measurement here is probably of weight, about 30 kilograms, rather than of volume, about 30 liters. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bweight]])