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@ -10,27 +10,27 @@ If these words are not translated in a way that is natural in your language, you
>Yahweh said to Noah, "<u>Come</u>, you and all your household, into the ark ... (Genesis 7:1 ULB)
In some languages, this would lead people to think that Yahweh was in the ark.
* In some languages, this would lead people to think that Yahweh was in the ark.
>But you will be free from my oath if you <u>come</u> to my relatives and they will not give her to you. (Genesis 24:41 ULB)
Abraham was speaking to his servant. Abraham's relatives lived far away from where he and his servant were standing, and he wanted his servant to move toward them, not toward Abraham.
* Abraham was speaking to his servant. Abraham's relatives lived far away from where he and his servant were standing, and he wanted his servant to move toward them, not toward Abraham.
>When you have <u>come</u> to the land that Yahweh your God gives you, and when you take possession of it and begin to live in it ... (Deuteronomy 17:14 ULB)
Moses was speaking to the people in the wilderness. Moses and the people had not yet gone into the land that God was giving them. In some languages, it would make more sense to say, "When you have <u>gone</u> into the land..."
* Moses was speaking to the people in the wilderness. Moses and the people had not yet arrived at the land that God was giving them. In some languages, it would make more sense to say, "When you have <u>gone</u> into the land..."
>... they <u>brought</u> him up to the temple in Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. (Luke 1:22 ULB)
In some languages, it might make more sense to say that Joseph and Mary <u>took</u> or <u>carried</u> Jesus up to the temple.
* In some languages, it might make more sense to say that Joseph and Mary <u>took</u> or <u>carried</u> Jesus up to the temple.
>Behold, a man named Jairus ... came and fell down at Jesus's feet, and he begged him to <u>come</u> to his house ... (Luke 8:41 ULB)
The man was not at his house when he spoke to Jesus. He wanted Jesus to <u>go</u> with him to his house.
* The man was not at his house when he spoke to Jesus. He wanted Jesus to <u>go</u> with him to his house.
>Some time after this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, but she did not go out in public for five months. (Luke 1:24 UDB)
In some languages, it might make more sense to say that Elizabeth did not <u>come</u> out in public.
* In some languages, it might make more sense to say that Elizabeth did not <u>come</u> out in public.
### Translation Strategies
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1. Use another word that expresses the right meaning.
* **When you have <u>come</u> to the land that Yahweh your God gives you ...** (Deuteronomy 17:14 ULB)
* When you have <u>arrived</u> in the land that Yahweh your God gives you ...
* When you have <u>arrived</u> at the land that Yahweh your God gives you ...
* **Yahweh said to Noah, "<u>Come</u>, you and all your household, into the ark ...** (Genesis 7:1 ULB)
* Yahweh said to Noah, "<u>Enter</u>, you and all your household, into the ark ...