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# the rooster will not crow this day, before you deny three times that you know me
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The order of the parts of the verse can be reversed. AT: "you will deny three times that you know me before the rooster crows this day"
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# the rooster will not crow this day, before you deny
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This can be stated positively. AT: "the rooster will crow this day only after you deny" or "before the rooster crows today, you will deny"
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# the rooster will not crow
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Here, the crowing of the rooster refers to a certain time of day. Roosters often crow just before the sun appears in the morning. Therefore, this refers to dawn. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# rooster
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a bird that calls out loudly around the time the sun comes up
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# this day
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The Jewish day begins at sunset. Jesus was speaking after the sun had set. The rooster would crow just before morning. The morning was part of "this day." AT: "tonight" or "in the morning" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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