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27 lines
1000 B
Markdown
## the crowd welcomed him ##
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This could be translated as "the crowd joyfully greeted him."
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## And behold, there came a man named Jairus ##
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The word "behold" alerts us to Jairus as a new person in the story. Your language may have a way of doing this. English uses "There was a man who was named Jairus.”
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## one of the leaders of the synagogue ##
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"one of the leaders at the local synagogue" or "a leader of the people who met at the synagogue in that area"
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## he fell down at Jesus' feet ##
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1) “bowed down at Jesus feet” or 2) “lay down on the ground at Jesus feet.” Jairus did not fall accidentally. He did this as a sign of humility and respect for Jesus.
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## she was dying ##
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"she was about to die" or "she was near death"
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## But as he was going ##
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Some translators may need to first say "So Jesus agreed to go with the man." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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## the crowds of people were pressing against him ##
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"the people were crowding tightly around Jesus" |