# Look now

This emphasizes what they will say. AT: "Listen" or "Pay attention to what we are about to tell you"

# put sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads

This was a sign of surrender.

# Is he still alive?

Ahab asks this question to express surprise. AT: "I am surprised that he is still alive!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# He is my brother

"My brother" is a metaphor for somebody who is a good friend. AT: "He is like a brother to me" or "He is like family" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])