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# Foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests
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Jesus answers with this proverb. This means even wild animals have somewhere to rest. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-proverbs]])
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# Foxes
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Foxes are animals like dogs. They eat nesting birds and other small animals. If foxes are unknown in your area, use a general term for dog-like creatures or other furry animals. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-unknown]])
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# holes
Foxes make holes in the ground to live in. Use the appropriate word for the place where the animal you use for "foxes" lives.
# the Son of Man
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Jesus is speaking about himself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person]])
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# nowhere to lay his head
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This refers to a place to sleep. Alternate translation: "no place of his own to sleep" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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