From 21ed774ce2c89b0c65c314eaec076f7955712953 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Henry Whitney Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 09:51:07 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Disambiguating "lie" from "lay" --- bible/other/deceive.md | 1 + bible/other/sleep.md | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/bible/other/deceive.md b/bible/other/deceive.md index bb5537a6..fd97c501 100644 --- a/bible/other/deceive.md +++ b/bible/other/deceive.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ The term "deceive" means to cause someone to believe something that is not true. * The descriptive terms "deceitful" and "deceptive" have the same meaning and are used in the same contexts. * To "entice" someone is to deceive him into thinking that he will enjoy doing something evil. * One person will "flatter" another by praising him falsely so that the other person will do what the speaker wants him to do. +* To "lie" to someone or to tell a "lie" is not the same as to lie down to go to sleep. ## Translation Suggestions: diff --git a/bible/other/sleep.md b/bible/other/sleep.md index ff817d14..256c56ab 100644 --- a/bible/other/sleep.md +++ b/bible/other/sleep.md @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ These terms can have figurative meanings relating to death. * The expression "fall asleep" means start sleeping, or, figuratively, die. * To "sleep with one’s fathers" means to die, as one’s ancestors have, or to be dead, as one's ancestors are. * To "lie down" with others who have died means to die, as they have died, or to be dead, as they are dead. +* The word "lie" often appears in connection with the idea of sleep. This "lie" refers to lying down on a bed or other sleeping place, not to saying things that are untrue. +* The phrases "lie with" and "sleep with," when referring to what a man and a woman do together, is a euphemism for them having sexual relations. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]]) ## Translation Suggestions: