en_tn/psa/072/015.md

# May he live!

This saying was used to honor the king by expressing a desire to have him live a long time. AT: "May the king live a long time!" or "I desire that the king live a long time!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# May the gold of Sheba be given to him

This can be stated in active form. AT: "May they give him the gold of Sheba" or "May he receive the gold of Sheba" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# all day long

This idiom means "continually" and does not refer only to one day. AT: "continually" or "all the time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# abundance of grain

An "abundance" is when there is much of something. This abstract noun can be stated as "much" or "plenty" AT: "much grain" or "plenty of grain" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# crops

plants that people grow for food

# wave

Use the word for what long grass does when a gentle wind blows on it and it moves slowly back and forth.

# like Lebanon

"like the cedar trees in Lebanon." These trees were beautiful and had wood that was good for building. The meaning of this can be made clear. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# the people flourish in the cities like the grass of the field

The prosperity of the people in the cities is spoken of as if they were grass that grows abundantly in the fields. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gold]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sheba]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/pray]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/grain]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lebanon]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# May he live!`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This saying was used to honor the king by expressing a desire to have him live a long time. AT: "May the king live a long time!" or "I desire that the king live a long time!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# May the gold of Sheba be given to him`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "May they give him the gold of Sheba" or "May he receive the gold of Sheba" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# all day long`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This idiom means "continually" and does not refer only to one day. AT: "continually" or "all the time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# abundance of grain`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`An "abundance" is when there is much of something. This abstract noun can be stated as "much" or "plenty" AT: "much grain" or "plenty of grain" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# crops`
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			`plants that people grow for food`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# wave`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Use the word for what long grass does when a gentle wind blows on it and it moves slowly back and forth.`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# like Lebanon`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"like the cedar trees in Lebanon." These trees were beautiful and had wood that was good for building. The meaning of this can be made clear. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`

			`# the people flourish in the cities like the grass of the field`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`The prosperity of the people in the cities is spoken of as if they were grass that grows abundantly in the fields. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gold]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sheba]]`
Updated links to tWs that recently moved 2017-07-05 23:49:56 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/pray]]`
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/grain]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lebanon]]`