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# bowed himself down

This means to bend over or kneel down very low to humbly express respect and honor toward someone. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage]])

# people of the land

"people who lived in that area"

# in the hearing of the people of the land

The abstract noun "the hearing" can be stated as "hear" or "listening" AT: "so that the people who lived in the area could hear" or "while the people who lived in the area were listening" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# But if you are willing

The word "but" shows a contrast. Ephron wanted to give the field to Abraham; Abraham wanted to pay for it. AT: "No, but if you are willing" or "No, but if you agree with this"

# I will pay for the field

"I will give you money for the field"

# my dead

The nominal adjective "dead" can be stated as a verb or simply as "wife." AT: "my wife who has died" or "my wife" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# bowed himself down`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This means to bend over or kneel down very low to humbly express respect and honor toward someone. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# people of the land`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"people who lived in that area"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# in the hearing of the people of the land`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The abstract noun "the hearing" can be stated as "hear" or "listening" AT: "so that the people who lived in the area could hear" or "while the people who lived in the area were listening" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# But if you are willing`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The word "but" shows a contrast. Ephron wanted to give the field to Abraham; Abraham wanted to pay for it. AT: "No, but if you are willing" or "No, but if you agree with this"`

			`# I will pay for the field`

			`"I will give you money for the field"`

			`# my dead`

			`The nominal adjective "dead" can be stated as a verb or simply as "wife." AT: "my wife who has died" or "my wife" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])`