en_tn_condensed/1ki/10/28.md

1.4 KiB

were imported from Egypt

This can be stated in active form. AT: "that his merchants had bought from people in Egypt" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

Kue

This is the name of a region. Some think that Kue was the same as Cilicia, in Asia Minor. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

Chariots were purchased

This can be stated in active form. AT: "His merchants purchased chariots" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

six hundred shekels of silver ... 150 shekels

A shekel is a unit of weight equal to about 11 grams. AT: "about 6.6 kilograms of silver ... about 1.7 kilograms" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bweight)

six hundred shekels of silver

"600 shekels of silver" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)

150 shekels

"one hundred and fifty shekels" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)

Many of these were then sold

This can be stated in active form. AT: "His merchants then sold many of these" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

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