## translationWords

* [[en:tw:johnthebaptist]]

## translationNotes

* **They gestured** - "They" refers to the people who were there for the circumcision ceremony.
* **to his father** - "to the baby's father"
* **what name he wanted him to be called** - "what he wanted his son to be named" AT: "what name Zechariah wanted the baby to have"
* **He asked** - AT: "Zechariah asked" He must have used gestures in order to ask for the writing tablet.
* **writing tablet** - "something on which to write"
* **very surprised** - "amazed"