From 0ea23cbea35d3398369278da5a625465e15a9652 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gayle Aukerman Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 12:56:49 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'content/kt/lamb.md' --- content/kt/lamb.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/kt/lamb.md b/content/kt/lamb.md index 8188c8bb..ab126142 100644 --- a/content/kt/lamb.md +++ b/content/kt/lamb.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ## Definition: ## -The term "lamb" refers to the young of a sheep. Sheep are four-legged animals with thick, woolly hair, used for sacrifices to God. Jesus is called the "Lamb of God" because he was sacrificed to pay for people's sins. +The term "lamb" refers to a young sheep. Sheep are four-legged animals with thick, woolly hair, used for sacrifices to God. Jesus is called the "Lamb of God" because he was sacrificed to pay for people's sins. * These animals are easily led astray and need protecting. God compares human beings to sheep. * God instructed his people to sacrifice physically perfect sheep and lambs to him. @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The term "lamb" refers to the young of a sheep. Sheep are four-legged animals wi * If sheep are known in the language area, the name for their young should be used to translate the terms "lamb" and "Lamb of God." * "Lamb of God" could be translated as "God's (sacrificial) Lamb," or "Lamb sacrificed to God" or "(sacrificial) Lamb from God." -* If sheep are not known, this term could be translated as "the young of a sheep" with a footnote that describes what sheep are like. The note could also compare sheep and lambs to an animal from that area that lives in herds, that is timid and defenseless, and that often wanders away. +* If sheep are not known, this term could be translated as "a young sheep" with a footnote that describes what sheep are like. The note could also compare sheep and lambs to an animal from that area that lives in herds, that is timid and defenseless, and that often wanders away. * Also consider how this term is translated in a Bible translation of a nearby local or national language. (See: [How to Translate Unknowns](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_unknown.md)) (See also: [sheep](../other/sheep.md) **ยท** [shepherd](../other/shepherd.md))